Today in Hobart History
Historical Events
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1804-10-09 - Hobart Tasmania founded
1842-08-21 - The city of Hobart, Tasmania, is founded.
1930-12-25 - Tasmania all out 280, WI 2-139 at Hobart Crowd 2,500
1931-12-25 - Fleetwood-Smith takes 5-69 Victoria v Tas at Hobart
1933-12-25 - Stan Smith takes 8-33 for Victoria v Tasmania at Hobart
1936-09-07 - The last surviving member of the thylacine species, Benjamin, dies alone in her cage at the Hobart Zoo in Tasmania.
1975-01-05 - 14 die when British freighter "Lake Illawarra" rams pylon bridge between Derwent & Hobart, Tasmania & ship sinks
Famous Birthdays
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1909-06-20 - Errol Flynn, Hobart Tasmania, actor (Captain Blood, Robin Hood)
1970-11-30 - Yayuk Basuki, Yogyakarta Indonesia, tennis star (1996 Hobart doubles)
1971-11-22 - Yone Kamio, Yokohama Japan, tennis star (1995 semi-finalist Hobart)
1972-12-04 - Kerry Anne Guse, Brisbane Queensland, tennis star (1996 final Hobart)
1973-10-08 - Toby Haenen, Hobart Tasmania Aus, backstroke swimmer (Olympics-96)
1973-10-20 - Scott Goodman, Hobart Tasmania Aus, 200m butterfly swimmer (Oly-br-96)
1974-02-22 - Kyoko Nagatsuka, Shizuoka Prefecture Japan, tennis star (1996 Hobart)
