The following lists events that happened during 1992 in Australia.

Incumbents

Governor-General Governor-general (plural ''governors-general''), or governor general (plural ''governors general''), is the title of an office-holder. In the context of governors-general and former British colonies, governors-general are appointed as viceroy t ...

– Bill Hayden * Prime Minister – Paul Keating ** Deputy Prime Minister – Brian Howe ** Opposition Leader – John Hewson * Chief Justice – Sir Anthony Mason

State and territory leaders

* Premier of New South Wales –

Nick Greiner Nicholas Frank Hugo Greiner (;) (born 27 April 1947) is an Australian politician who served as the 37th Premier of New South Wales from 1988 to 1992. Greiner was Leader of the New South Wales Division of the Liberal Party from 1983 to 1992 an ...

(until 24 June), then John Fahey ** Opposition Leader – Bob Carr * Premier of Queensland – Wayne Goss ** Opposition Leader – Rob Borbidge * Premier of South Australia – John Bannon (until 4 September), then Lynn Arnold ** Opposition Leader – Dale Baker (until 11 May), then Dean Brown * Premier of Tasmania – Michael Field (until 17 February), then

Ray Groom Raymond John Groom (born 3 September 1944) is an Australian lawyer and former sportsman and politician, representing the Liberal Party in the Federal Parliament 1975–84 and the Tasmanian Parliament 1986–2001. He was a Federal and state min ...

** Opposition Leader –

(until 17 February), then Michael Field * Premier of Victoria – Joan Kirner (until 6 October), then

Jeff Kennett Jeffrey Gibb Kennett (born 2 March 1948) is a former Australian politician who was the 43rd Premier of Victoria between 1992 and 1999, and currently a media commentator. He was previously the president of the Hawthorn Football Club, serving ...

** Opposition Leader –

(until 6 October), then Joan Kirner * Premier of Western Australia – Carmen Lawrence ** Opposition Leader –

Barry MacKinnon Barry John MacKinnon (born 29 October 1944) is a former Australian politician who was a Liberal Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1977 to 1993. He was the state leader of the Liberal Party (and thus Leader of t ...

(until 12 May), then Richard Court *

Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory The chief minister of the Australian Capital Territory is the head of government of the Australian Capital Territory. The leader of the party with the largest number of seats in the unicameral Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly usu ...

–

Rosemary Follett Rosemary Follett (born 27 March 1948) is a former Australian politician who was the inaugural Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory, serving in 1989 and again between 1991 and 1995. She was the first woman to become head of gove ...

** Opposition Leader –

Trevor Kaine Trevor Thomas Kaine (17 February 1928 – 3 June 2008), was an Australian politician who served as Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory from 1989 to 1991. Kaine was elected into a multi-member single electorate in the unicameral ...

* Chief Minister of the Northern Territory –

Marshall Perron Marshall Bruce Perron (born 5 February 1942) is a former Australian politician, who was a Country Liberal Party member of the Legislative Assembly in the Northern Territory from the formation of the Assembly in 1974 until his resignation in 1995 ...

** Opposition Leader –

Brian Ede Brian Richard Ede (born 9 March 1946) is a former Australian politician. He was the Australian Labor Party (Northern Territory Branch), Labor member for Electoral division of Stuart, Stuart in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly from 1983 ...

* President of the Legislative Assembly/Head of Government of Norfolk Island – David Buffett (until 20 May), then John Brown

Governors and administrators

Governor of New South Wales The governor of New South Wales is the viceregal representative of the Australian monarch, King Charles III, in the state of New South Wales. In an analogous way to the governor-general of Australia at the national level, the governors of the ...

– Peter Sinclair * Governor of Queensland – Sir Walter Campbell (until 29 July), then

Leneen Forde Mary Marguerite Leneen Forde, DStJ (born 12 May 1935) is a retired solicitor and former Chancellor of Griffith University, who served as the 22nd Governor of Queensland from 1992 until 1997. Forde chaired the Commission of Inquiry into Abuse o ...

Governor of South Australia The governor of South Australia is the representative in South Australia of the Monarch of Australia, currently King Charles III. The governor performs the same constitutional and ceremonial functions at the state level as does the governor-gene ...

–

Dame Roma Mitchell Dame Roma Flinders Mitchell, (2 October 1913 – 5 March 2000) was an Australian lawyer, judge and state governor. She was the first woman to hold a number of positions in Australia – the country's first woman judge, the first woman to be a ...

* Governor of Tasmania – Sir Phillip Bennett * Governor of Victoria – Davis McCaughey (until 22 April), then Richard McGarvie * Governor of Western Australia – Sir Francis Burt * Administrator of Norfolk Island – Herbert MacDonald (until 12 April), then Alan Kerr * Administrator of the Northern Territory –

James Muirhead James Henry Muirhead AC KStJ QC (24 April 1925 – 20 July 1999) was an Administrator of the Northern Territory and a Judge of the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory. Pre-Northern Territory Muirhead was born in Adelaide and was edu ...

Events

January

2 January Events Pre-1600 * 69 – The Roman legions in Germania Superior refuse to swear loyalty to Galba. They rebel and proclaim Vitellius as emperor. * 366 – The Alemanni cross the frozen Rhine in large numbers, invading the Roman Empir ...

–

George H. W. Bush George Herbert Walker BushSince around 2000, he has been usually called George H. W. Bush, Bush Senior, Bush 41 or Bush the Elder to distinguish him from his eldest son, George W. Bush, who served as the 43rd president from 2001 to 2009; pr ...

becomes the first President of the United States to address the Australian Parliament. *

18 January Events Pre-1600 * 474 – Seven-year-old Leo II succeeds his maternal grandfather Leo I as Byzantine emperor. He dies ten months later. * 532 – Nika riots in Constantinople fail. * 1126 – Emperor Huizong abdicates the Chines ...

– The Labor Party wins a by-election in the central coast seat of The Entrance. *

22 January Events Pre-1600 * 613 – Eight-month-old Constantine is crowned as co-emperor (''Caesar'') by his father Heraclius at Constantinople. * 871 – Battle of Basing: The West Saxons led by King Æthelred I are defeated by the Danelaw V ...

– The Queensland Criminal Justice Commission announces that it won't release names of MPs who rort travel expenses. *

26 January Events Pre-1600 * 661 – The Rashidun Caliphate is effectively ended with the assassination of Ali, the last caliph. *1531 – The 6.4–7.1 Lisbon earthquake kills about thirty thousand people. *1564 – The Council of Trent ...

– Prime Minister Paul Keating gives his Australia Day address in Canberra, saying that Australia must adapt to a changing world and look to Asia if it was to survive economically. *

28 January Events Pre-1600 * 98 – On the death of Nerva, Trajan is declared Roman emperor in Cologne, the seat of his government in lower Germany. * 814 – The death of Charlemagne, the first Holy Roman Emperor, brings about the accession of ...

– Colin White and David Trimmer are charged over their alleged involvement in a multimillion-dollar tobacco scam in Brisbane. *

29 January Events Pre-1600 * 904 – Sergius III is elected pope, after coming out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed antipope Christopher. * 946 – Caliph Al-Mustakfi is blinded and deposed by Emir Mu'izz al-Dawla, ruler o ...

– New South Wales Premier

calls for a controversial sex education book, funded by the Federal Government, to be destroyed.

February

1 February Events Pre-1600 *1327 – The teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Isabella and her lover Roger Mortimer. *1411 – The First Peace of Thorn is signed in Thorn (Toruń), Monas ...

– **A

general election A general election is a political voting election where generally all or most members of a given political body are chosen. These are usually held for a nation, state, or territory's primary legislative body, and are different from by-elections ( ...

is held in Tasmania. ** One and two-cent coins begin to be withdrawn from circulation. *

6 February Events Pre-1600 *1579 – The Archdiocese of Manila is made a diocese by a papal bull with Domingo de Salazar being its first bishop. 1601–1900 *1685 – James II of England and VII of Scotland is proclaimed King upon the death of h ...

–

Ruby Jubilee of Elizabeth II The Ruby Jubilee of Elizabeth II in 1992 marked the 40th anniversary of the accession of Queen Elizabeth II on 6 February 1952. Contrary to her Silver Jubilee in 1977, there were no widespread public celebrations of the Ruby Jubilee; it was a ...

's accession as Queen of Australia *

9 February Events Pre-1600 * 474 – Zeno (emperor), Zeno is crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. *1003 – Boleslaus III, Duke of Bohemia, Boleslaus III is restored to authority with armed support from Bolesław I the Brave of Greater ...

– Flooding occurs in Sydney and other areas of New South Wales. Torrential rain also floods the Sydney Harbour Tunnel with 500,000 litres of water. *

15 February Events Pre-1600 * 438 – Roman emperor Theodosius II publishes the law codex Codex Theodosianus * 590 – Khosrau II is crowned king of Persia. * 706 – Byzantine emperor Justinian II has his predecessors Leontios and Tiberios ...

– The second

ACT Legislative Assembly The Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory (known in short as the ACT Legislative Assembly) is the unicameral legislature of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). It sits in the Legislative Assembly Building on Civic Sq ...

election is held, re-electing the Labor

minority government A minority government, minority cabinet, minority administration, or a minority parliament is a government and Cabinet (government), cabinet formed in a parliamentary system when a political party or Coalition government, coalition of parties do ...

. *

20 February Events Pre-1600 *1339 – The Milanese army and the St. George's (San Giorgio) Mercenaries of Lodrisio Visconti clash in the Battle of Parabiago; Visconti is defeated. *1472 – Orkney and Shetland are pawn (law), pawned by Norway to ...

– Scores of people flee their homes as several coastal towns north of Brisbane are hit by flash floods. *

21 February Events Pre-1600 * 452 or 453 – Severianus, Bishop of Scythopolis, is martyred in Palestine. *1245 – Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland, is granted resignation after confessing to torture and forgery. * 1440 – The Prus ...

– A State of Emergency is declared in Maryborough and Gympie due to major flooding. *

22 February Events Pre-1600 *1076 – Having received a letter during the Lenten synod of 14–20 February demanding that he abdicate, Pope Gregory VII excommunicates Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor. *1316 – The Battle of Picotin, between Ferdinand ...

– **After trialling Daylight Saving in Queensland for a total of three years, a referendum is held, with 54.5% of Queenslanders voting against daylight saving. Regional and rural areas strongly oppose daylight saving, while those in the metropolitan south-east vote in favour of it. **A state of emergency is declared in the whole of Noosa Shire, Queensland due to major flooding – the worst since 1968. *

24 February Events Pre-1600 * 484 – King Huneric of the Vandals replaces Nicene bishops with Arian ones, and banishes some to Corsica. *1303 – The English are defeated at the Battle of Roslin, in the First War of Scottish Independence. * 1386 ...

– Queen Elizabeth II visits Australia. Prime Minister Paul Keating breaks royal protocol by placing his hand on the Queen's back, causing an outraged British tabloid newspaper to dub him the "Lizard of Oz". In his speech welcoming the Queen, Paul Keating contrasts the current state of Australia with that of her first visit in 1954. *

26 February Events Pre-1600 *747 BC – According to Ptolemy, the epoch (origin) of the Nabonassar Era began at noon on this date. Historians use this to establish the modern BC chronology for dating historic events. * 364 – Valentinian I is p ...

– Prime Minister Paul Keating's long-awaited economic statement One Nation is delivered. Federal Opposition Leader John Hewson describes it as

porkbarrelling ''Pork barrel'', or simply ''pork'', is a metaphor for the appropriation of government spending for localized projects secured solely or primarily to bring money to a representative's district. The usage originated in American English, and i ...

April

11 April Events Pre-1600 * 491 – Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine emperor, with the name of Anastasius I. *1241 – Batu Khan defeats Béla IV of Hungary at the Battle of Mohi. *1512 – War of the League of Cambrai: Franco-Ferra ...

– Independent candidate Phil Cleary wins the

1992 Wills by-election A by-election for the Australian House of Representatives division of Wills was held on 11 April 1992. It was triggered by the resignation of sitting Labor Party member and former Prime Minister Bob Hawke. The by-election was won by independen ...

which was brought about by the resignation of

Bob Hawke Robert James Lee Hawke (9 December 1929 – 16 May 2019) was an Australian politician and union organiser who served as the 23rd prime minister of Australia from 1983 to 1991, holding office as the leader of the Australian Labor Party (A ...

. Former Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser attributes the result in part to revulsion against the "alien creed" of economic rationalism. *

25 April Events Pre-1600 * 404 BC – Admiral Lysander and King Pausanias of Sparta blockade Athens and bring the Peloponnesian War to a successful conclusion. * 775 – The Battle of Bagrevand puts an end to an Armenian rebellion against th ...

– Prime Minister Paul Keating kisses the ground at Kokoda, Papua New Guinea, declaring that it, not

Gallipoli The Gallipoli peninsula (; tr, Gelibolu Yarımadası; grc, Χερσόνησος της Καλλίπολης, ) is located in the southern part of East Thrace, the European part of Turkey, with the Aegean Sea to the west and the Dardanelles ...

, is the birthplace of Australian nationalism. *

28 April Events Pre-1600 * 224 – The Battle of Hormozdgan is fought. Ardashir I defeats and kills Artabanus V effectively ending the Parthian Empire. * 357 – Emperor Constantius II enters Rome for the first time to celebrate his victory ...

– National Party frontbencher Ray Braithwaite resigns over Fightback!'s zero tariff policy on sugar.

May

2 May Events Pre-1600 *1194 – King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. *1230 – William de Braose is hanged by Prince Llywelyn the Great. *1536 – Anne Boleyn, Queen of England, is arrested and imprison ...

– New South Wales Liberal MP Andrew Humpherson wins the

1992 Davidson state by-election A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Davidson on 2 May 1992. It was triggered by the resignation of former Liberal Party-turned Independent MP, Terry Metherell, after the scandal known as the 'Metherel ...

. *

18 May Events Pre-1600 * 332 – Emperor Constantine the Great announces free distributions of food to the citizens in Constantinople. * 872 – Louis II of Italy is crowned for the second time as Holy Roman Emperor at Rome, at the age of ...

– Social Security Minister

Graham Richardson Graham Frederick Richardson (born 27 September 1949) is an Australian former Australian Labor Party, Labor Party politician who was a Australian Senate, Senator for New South Wales from 1983 to 1994 and served as a Cabinet Minister in both the ...

resigns after a month of disclosures on his interventions on a friend's behalf in the "Marshall Islands affair". *

25 May Events Pre-1600 *567 BC – Servius Tullius, the king of Rome, celebrates a triumph for his victory over the Etruscans. * 240 BC – First recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. * 1085 – Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo ...

–

Lindy Chamberlain Alice Lynne "Lindy" Chamberlain-Creighton (née Murchison; born 4 March 1948) is a New Zealand–born Australian woman who was wrongfully convicted in one of Australia's most publicised murder trials. Accused of killing her nine-week-old daught ...

receives compensation for wrongful conviction on murder charges.

June

3 June Events Pre-1600 * 350 – The Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman emperor, entering Rome at the head of a group of gladiators. * 713 – The Byzantine emperor Philippicus is blinded, depose ...

– The

High Court of Australia The High Court of Australia is Australia's apex court. It exercises Original jurisdiction, original and appellate jurisdiction on matters specified within Constitution of Australia, Australia's Constitution. The High Court was established fol ...

decides the case of '' Mabo v Queensland (No 2)'', a landmark decision recognising native title in Australia. The decision overturns the concept of Australia as an unoccupied land (terra nullius) at the time of British settlement. *

24 June Events Pre-1600 * 1312 BC – Mursili II launches a campaign against the Kingdom of Azzi-Hayasa. * 109 – Roman emperor Trajan inaugurates the Aqua Traiana, an aqueduct that channels water from Lake Bracciano, northwest of Rome. * ...

–

resigns as Premier of New South Wales in the wake of a corruption scandal, and is replaced by John Fahey.

July

1 July Events Pre-1600 * 69 – Tiberius Julius Alexander orders his Roman legions in Alexandria to swear allegiance to Vespasian as Emperor. * 552 – Battle of Taginae: Byzantine forces under Narses defeat the Ostrogoths in Italy, and the ...

- Compulsory

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comes into effect. *

31 July Events Pre-1600 * 30 BC – Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian's forces, but most of his army subsequently deserts, leading to his suicide. * 781 – The oldest recorded eruption of Mount Fuji (Tr ...

– Janet Powell resigns from the Australian Democrats, sitting henceforth as an Independent Senator. The Victorian branch of the Democrats fractures acrimoniously, damaging the party nationally.

August

11 August Events Pre-1600 * 3114 BC – The Mesoamerican Long Count calendar, used by several pre-Columbian Mesoamerican civilizations, notably the Maya, begins. * 2492 BC – Traditional date of the defeat of Bel by Hayk, progenitor and found ...

– A meeting with Prime Minister Paul Keating fails to secure for the Greens commitments on global warming, endangered species protection and biodiversity. *

18 August Events Pre-1600 * 684 – Battle of Marj Rahit: Umayyad partisans defeat the supporters of Ibn al-Zubayr and cement Umayyad control of Syria. * 707 – Princess Abe accedes to the imperial Japanese throne as Empress Genmei. * 1304 & ...

– Budget expenditure promises on labour market and training programmes and reducing the sizeable deficit fail to halt the Keating Government's sliding popularity. *

30 August Events Pre-1600 * 70 – Titus ends the siege of Jerusalem after destroying Herod's Temple. *1282 – Peter III of Aragon lands at Trapani to intervene in the War of the Sicilian Vespers. *1363 – The five-week Battle of Lake Po ...

– Representatives from the Tasmanian, Queensland and New South Wales Greens, with observers from other states, form the

Australian Greens The Australian Greens, commonly known as The Greens, are a confederation of Green state and territory political parties in Australia. As of the 2022 federal election, the Greens are the third largest political party in Australia by vote and th ...

Party at a Sydney meeting.

September

4 September Events Pre-1600 * 476 – Romulus Augustulus is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself "King of Italy", thus ending the Western Roman Empire. * 626 – Li Shimin, posthumously known as Emperor Taizong of Tang, assumes the throne over ...

– Lynn Arnold becomes Premier of South Australia after the resignation of John Bannon after the near-collapse of the State Bank. *

7 September Events Pre-1600 * 70 – A Roman army under Titus occupies and plunders Jerusalem. * 878 – Louis the Stammerer is crowned as king of West Francia by Pope John VIII. * 1159 – Pope Alexander III is chosen. *1191 – Third C ...

– The National Party of Queensland launches its state election campaign in Brisbane with strong support for law and order issues. * 8 September– **Prime Minister Paul Keating warns President

George Bush George Bush most commonly refers to: * George H. W. Bush (1924–2018), 41st president of the United States and father of the 43rd president * George W. Bush (born 1946), 43rd president of the United States and son of the 41st president Georg ...

that wheat subsidies are corroding public support in Australia for the United States. **The Afghan Foreign Minister arrives in Sydney to appeal for urgent assistance. *

19 September Events Pre-1600 * 85 – Nerva, suspected of complicity of the death of Domitian, is declared emperor by Senate. The Senate then annuls laws passed by Domitian and orders his statues to be destroyed. * 634 – Siege of Damascus: Th ...

– A state election is held in Queensland. The Labor government of Wayne Goss is returned to power. *

30 September Events Pre-1600 * 489 – The Ostrogoths under Theoderic the Great defeat the forces of Odoacer for the second time. * 737 – The Turgesh drive back an Umayyad invasion of Khuttal, follow them south of the Oxus, and capture their b ...

– The

invalidates legislation passed in December 1991 banning political advertising on the electronic media in the run-up to state and federal elections.

October

3 October Events Pre-1600 *2457 BC – Gaecheonjeol, Hwanung (환웅) purportedly descended from heaven. South Korea's National Foundation Day. *52 BC – Gallic Wars: Vercingetorix, leader of the Gauls, surrenders to the Romans under Julius Cae ...

– A state election is held in Victoria. Joan Kirner's Labor government is defeated by

's Liberal party. *

6 October Events Pre-1600 *105 BC – Cimbrian War: Defeat at the Battle of Arausio accelerates the Marian reforms of the Roman army of the mid-Republic. *69 BC – Third Mithridatic War: The military of the Roman Republic subdue Armenia. *AD ...

–

Rose Hancock Rose Porteous (born Rosario Magdalena Teresita Lacson on 26 October 1948), a Filipino-born Australian, is best known for her marriage to Western Australia iron ore mining magnate Lang Hancock, and the protracted legal battle with his daughter, ...

– Porteous is fined $1,000 in Perth for forging prescriptions for drugs. *

19 October Events Pre-1600 *202 BC – Second Punic War: At the Battle of Zama, Roman legions under Scipio Africanus defeat Hannibal Barca, leader of the army defending Carthage. * 439 – The Vandals, led by King Gaiseric, take Carthage in N ...

– One of the two men charged with the murder of Dr. Victor Chang pleads guilty. *

20 October Events Pre-1600 *1568 – The Spanish Duke of Alba defeats a Dutch rebel force under William the Silent. *1572 – Eighty Years' War: Three thousand Spanish soldiers wade through fifteen miles of water in one night to effect the rel ...

– **The trial of the second man accused of murdering Dr. Victor Chang begins. **The Federal Opposition unveils ''Jobsback'', its industrial relations policy designed to move from centralised wage-fixing to individual employment contracts negotiated at the enterprise level. *

27 October Events Pre-1600 * 312 – Constantine is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. * 1275 – Traditional founding of the city of Amsterdam. * 1524 – French troops lay siege to Pavia. * 1553 – Condemned as a ...

– Senator

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attacks the Tax Commissioner over alleged special treatment to the Labor Party. *

30 October Events Pre-1600 * 637 – Arab–Byzantine wars: Antioch surrenders to the Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of the Iron Bridge. * 758 – Guangzhou is sacked by Arab and Persian pirates. *1137 – Ranulf of Apulia defeats Roger ...

– The second man charged with the murder of Dr. Victor Chang, Phillip Lim, is found guilty.

November

5 November Events Pre-1600 *1138 – Lý Anh Tông is enthroned as emperor of Vietnam at the age of two, beginning a 37-year reign. *1499 – The '' Catholicon'', written in 1464 by Jehan Lagadeuc in Tréguier, is published; this is the first Bret ...

– Prime Minister Paul Keating announces that the coming election would be a poll on the Goods and Services Tax (GST) and pledged that if the Coalition won, Labor would allow the GST through the Senate. *

19 November Events Pre-1600 * 461 – Libius Severus is declared emperor of the Western Roman Empire. The real power is in the hands of the ''magister militum'' Ricimer. * 636 – The Rashidun Caliphate defeats the Sasanian Empire at the Battle o ...

– With the implications of ''Fightback!'' increasingly scrutinised and condemned, and elements in the Coalition "panicking", Federal Opposition Leader John Hewson declares that he would resign rather than abandon the GST. *

23 November Events Pre-1600 *534 BC – Thespis of Icaria becomes the first recorded actor to portray a character on stage. *1248 – Conquest of Seville by Christian troops under King Ferdinand III of Castile. *1499 – Pretender to the thr ...

– Prime Minister Paul Keating announces the end of the ban preventing homosexual men and women from serving in the Australian Defence Force *

25 November Events Pre-1600 *571 BC – Servius Tullius, king of Rome, celebrates the first of his three triumphs for his victory over the Etruscans. * 1034 – Máel Coluim mac Cináeda, King of Scots, dies. His grandson, Donnchad, son of Beth� ...

– The

rules that Independent Phil Cleary had been ineligible to stand for Wills as he was an Education Department employee on unpaid leave ("officers of the Crown" cannot stand for Parliament). His Labor and Liberal opponents were also declared ineligible, as they both held dual citizenship.

December

* 7 December – The third series of the British children's television series '' Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends'' gets its official launch in Australia starting off being released on home video prior to transmitting on Australian television on 15 February 1993. The Australian releases also include Michael Angelis' later narrations of the first sixteen episodes which were first heard when the third series was first broadcasting on

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in its country of origin. It was also the first time that Angelis' later narrations were released on home video and was also the last time the series was released by Video Selection Australia. *

18 December Events Pre-1600 * 1271 – Kublai Khan renames his empire "Yuan" (元 yuán), officially marking the start of the Yuan dynasty of Mongolia and China. * 1499 – A rebellion breaks out in Alpujarras in response to the forced conversion ...

– Federal Opposition Leader John Hewson unveils ''Fightback Mark II'' which includes abandoning the GST on basic food items and childcare and the threat to cut off the dole after 9 months. *

22 December Events Pre-1600 *AD 69 – Vespasian is proclaimed Emperor of Rome; his predecessor, Vitellius, attempts to abdicate but is captured and killed at the Gemonian stairs. * 401 – Pope Innocent I is elected, the only pope to succeed his ...

– The men who murdered heart surgeon Dr. Victor Chang are each sentenced to 20 years jail. *Adelaide receives it highest annual rainfall on record, totalling .

Full date unknown

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, a data service business, is founded.

Arts and literature

* 26 January – The first Big Day Out music festival is held at the Sydney Showground, headlined by Violent Femmes and Nirvana. * Tim Winton's novel '' Cloudstreet'' wins the

Miles Franklin Award The Miles Franklin Literary Award is an annual literary prize awarded to "a novel which is of the highest literary merit and presents Australian life in any of its phases". The award was set up according to the will of Miles Franklin (1879–195 ...

* The first WOMADelaide is held at Botanic Park as part of the Adelaide Festival of Arts. It featured Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Youssou N'Dour, Trio Bulgarka and Martenitsa, Archie Roach, Crowded House & Penguin Café Orchestra

Film

*23 January – '' Spotswood'' *20 August – ''

Strictly Ballroom ''Strictly Ballroom'' is a 1992 Australian romantic comedy film directed and co-written by Baz Luhrmann in his feature directorial debut. The film is the first in his "Red Curtain Trilogy" of theatre-motif-related films; it was followed by 1996 ...

'' *12 November – ''

Romper Stomper ''Romper Stomper'' is a 1992 Australian drama film written and directed by Geoffrey Wright in his feature film directorial debut. The film stars Russell Crowe, Daniel Pollock, Jacqueline McKenzie, Tony Le-Nguyen and Colin Chin. The film tells ...

Television

*1 January – The Victorian television market is aggregated, with VIC TV (now WIN Television) becoming the

Nine Network The Nine Network (stylised 9Network, commonly known as Channel Nine or simply Nine) is an Australian commercial free-to-air television network. It is owned by parent company Nine Entertainment and is one of five main free-to-air television netw ...

affiliate, Prime Television taking a Seven Network affiliation & Southern Cross Network (now

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) taking the

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affiliation. *4 September –

Kerry Packer Kerry Francis Bullmore Packer (17 December 1937 – 26 December 2005) was an Australian media tycoon, and was considered one of Australia's most powerful media proprietors of the twentieth century. The Packer family company owned a controlling ...

pulls the plug on ''

Australia's Naughtiest Home Videos ''Australia's Naughtiest Home Videos'' is an Australian television comedy programme that was broadcast on Nine Network on 3 September 1992. It was a one-off special spin-off of '' Australia's Funniest Home Video Show'', depicting videos of sex ...

'' mid-air. *20 July –

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debuts children's TV series '' Bananas in Pyjamas''. *Ending this year were: **November – '' Fast Forward'' (program comes back as '' Full Frontal'' in 1993) **November – ''

Acropolis Now ''Acropolis Now'' was an Australian television sitcom set in a fictional Greek cafe, called the "Acropolis Cafe" in Melbourne that ran for 63 episodes broadcast from 9 August 1989 to 4 November 1992 on the Seven Network. It was created by Nick ...

'' **'' The Big Gig'' (1989–1992) on

Sport

*22 February – 25 March – The

1992 Cricket World Cup The 1992 Cricket World Cup (officially the Benson & Hedges World Cup 1992) was the fifth staging of the Cricket World Cup, organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC). It was held in Australia and New Zealand from 22 February to 25 Mar ...

is held in Australia and New Zealand. Pakistan defeats England in the final at the MCG by 22 runs. *5 March – First day of the Australian Track & Field Championships for the 1991–1992 season, which are held at the

Olympic Sports Field The Kensington Oval is located on 344 The Parade, Kensington, South Australia. Now used primarily for cricket in South Australia, the venue was once Adelaide's premier athletics facility and known as Olympic Sports Field. Early history From an ...

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. *25 March –

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opened at the MCG by Donald Cordner, then-President of the Melbourne Cricket Club. *6 April – Peter Sterling announces his retirement from rugby league due to injury *3 May ** Adelaide City win the NSL Grand Final on Penalties after a scoreless draw with

Melbourne Croatia Melbourne Knights Football Club is an Australian professional Association football, soccer club based in the suburb of Sunshine North, Victoria, Sunshine North, Melbourne. The club currently competes in the National Premier Leagues Victoria, t ...

at Olympic Park **Geelong kick the highest VFL/AFL score against the Brisbane Bears of 37.17.239 *7 May – Exactly 100 years to the day of their first senior-level match, Collingwood meets

Carlton Carlton may refer to: People * Carlton (name), a list of those with the given name or surname * Carlton (singer), English soul singer Carlton McCarthy * Carlton, a pen name used by Joseph Caldwell (1773–1835), American educator, Presbyterian ...

in a rematch of that game at the MCG.

wins by 33 points. *18 May – Auckland (now New Zealand)

Warriors A warrior is a person specializing in combat or warfare, especially within the context of a tribal or clan-based warrior culture society that recognizes a separate warrior aristocracies, class, or caste. History Warriors seem to have be ...

admitted to 1995 ARL premiership.

North Queensland North Queensland or the Northern Region is the northern part of the Australian state of Queensland that lies just south of Far North Queensland. Queensland is a massive state, larger than many countries, and its tropical northern part has been ...

, South Queensland & Perth all admitted later, forming 20-team comp. *12 July – Gerard Barrett wins the men's national marathon title, clocking 2:16:46 in Brisbane, while Jennifer Dowie claims the women's title in 2:40:40. *26 September – West Coast Eagles (16.17.113) defeat

Geelong Geelong ( ) (Wathawurrung: ''Djilang''/''Djalang'') is a port city in the southeastern Australian state of Victoria, located at the eastern end of Corio Bay (the smaller western portion of Port Phillip Bay) and the left bank of Barwon River, ...

(12.13.85) in the first non- Melbourne –only Grand Final, to win the 96th

AFL AFL may refer to: Sports * American Football League (AFL), a name shared by several separate and unrelated professional American football leagues: ** American Football League (1926) (a.k.a. "AFL I"), first rival of the National Football Leagu ...

premiership. It is the first time that the

VFL The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). It ...

/AFL premiership has left Victoria. *27 September – Brisbane Broncos (28) defeat St. George Dragons (8) to win the 85th NSWRL premiership. It is the first time that the NSWRL premiership has gone to Queensland. Broncos halfback Allan Langer is awarded the Clive Churchill medal for man of the match. Gold Coast Seagulls finish in last position, claiming the wooden spoon for the second year in a row. *30 October – NSWRL premiers Brisbane Broncos defeat RFL champions Wigan 22–8 in the

1992 World Club Challenge The 1992 World Club Challenge match was contested by the 1991–92 Rugby Football League season champions Wigan and the 1992 NSWRL season's premiers, the Brisbane Broncos. The match took place on Friday night, 30 October in England, during the 1 ...

, held in Wigan, England. It is the first Australian victory on British soil since Eastern Suburbs Roosters' win in the inaugural 1976 match. * Brownlow Medal awarded to

Scott Wynd Scott Wynd (born 25 January 1970) is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League, playing with Footscray. AFL career Debuting in 1988, the 201 cm ruckman was the winner of the 1992 Brownlow Medal ...

(Footscray)

Births

*2 January –

Isabella Holland Isabella Holland (born 2 January 1992) is an Australian former professional tennis player. Career Holland's preferred surfaces are clay and hardcourt. Her highest WTA singles ranking of world No. 179 she reached on 5 December 2011. Her highe ...

, tennis player *18 January – Cheyse Blair, rugby league player *20 January **

Ben Kantarovski Benjamin Kantarovski ( mk, Бенјамин Кантаровски) (born 20 January 1992) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder. Ben is the older brother of former Newcastle Jets FC player Michael Kantarovski. H ...

, footballer (soccer) player **

Alex Keath Alexander Robin Keath (born 20 January 1992) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League. He formerly played professional cricket for Victoria in Australian domestic cricket. Early li ...

, cricketer *24 January –

Luke Russell Luke Russell is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Penguin Football Club in the Tasmanian North West Football League (NWFL). Formerly a player in the Australian Football League (AFL), he was drafted by Gold Coast Football Club as ...

, footballer *25 January –

Casey Dumont Casey Narelle Dumont (born 25 January 1992) is an Australian international soccer player who plays for Australian W-League team Melbourne Victory. Early life and biography Dumont was born in 1992 in Sydney and was brought up on the Gold Coast ...

, footballer (soccer) player *28 January –

Jennifer Bisset Jennifer Bisset (born 28 January 1992 in Newcastle, New South Wales) is an Australian football (soccer) player who plays for Western Sydney Wanderers in the Australian W-League. During the 2013 off-season she played for Pallokerho-35 in Finlan ...

, footballer (soccer) player *30 January – Matthew Werkmeister, stage and television actor *31 January – Tahnee Atkinson, model *3 February –

Luke Keary Luke Keary (born 3 February 1992) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a or for the Sydney Roosters in the NRL and Australia and Ireland at international level. Keary previously played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs, with w ...

, rugby league player *8 February –

Lee Cormie Lee Cormie (born 8 February 1992) is an Australian actor known for his starring roles in '' Darkness Falls'' and Australian film ''December Boys'' alongside Daniel Radcliffe. Biography Cormie was educated at Mentone Grammar School in the south ...

, actor *9 February ** Valentina Barron, actress **

Kyle Feldt Kyle Feldt (born 9 February 1992) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a er for the North Queensland Cowboys in the NRL. Feldt has played for the Prime Minister's XIII, and was a member of the Cowboys' 2015 NRL ...

, rugby league player **

Mitchell Frei Mitchell Frei (born 9 February 1992) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Souths Logan Magpies in the Intrust Super Cup. He plays at and . Background Born in Brisbane, Queensland, Frei is of German and South ...

, rugby league player *12 February –

James Jeggo James Alexander Jeggo ( ; born 12 February 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Belgian club Eupen. Born in Austria, he represents the Australia national team. Jeggo moved to Australia as a child, where he sta ...

, footballer (soccer) player *13 February – ** Chris Bush, footballer ** Jake Batchelor, footballer ** Nick Fitzgerald, footballer *16 February –

Danielle Catanzariti Danielle Catanzariti (born 16 February 1992) is an Australian actress and stage actress. She is best known for her role as the title character in the 2008 film ''Hey, Hey, It's Esther Blueburger''. Career ''Hey, Hey, It's Esther Blueburger'' I ...

, actress *20 February – Kyle Turner, rugby league player (died 2023) *21 February –

Eli Babalj Eli Babalj (born 21 February 1992) is an Australian footballer who plays as a striker. Alongside Robert Cornthwaite and Sasa Ognenovski, Babalj, at 1.95 m is the joint third tallest player to have represented the Australia national associatio ...

, footballer *23 February **

Corey Adamson Corey Adamson (born 23 February 1992) is an Australian sportsman who has played both professional baseball and professional Australian rules football. Previously a professional baseball outfielder who played for the Australian national baseball ...

, baseball player ** Samara Weaving, actress *29 February –

Sean Abbott Sean Anthony Abbott (born 29 February 1992) is an Australian professional cricketer originally from Windsor in New South Wales who has represented his country internationally. After playing in junior cricket for Baulkham Hills Cricket Club, he ...

, cricketer *2 March –

Kerem Bulut Kerem Bulut (born 3 February 1992) is an Australian professional football player. Bulut represented the Australia under-20 national team at the 2010 AFC U-19 Championship, where he scored seven goals in six games to win the Golden Boot as Aust ...

, footballer *3 March –

Jordy Lucas Summer Hoyland is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera '' Neighbours'', played by Jordy Lucas. She made her first screen appearance during the episode broadcast on 20 May 2002. The character was originally played by Marisa Siketa f ...

, actress *13 March – Lucy Fry, actress *16 March –

Sam Gallaway Sam Gallaway (born 16 March 1992 in Coffs Harbour, Australia) is an Australian football (soccer) player. Career On 22 January 2011, Gallaway made his senior debut for Newcastle against Gold Coast United Gold Coast United Football Club is a ...

, footballer (soccer) player *22 March – Mitchell Mallia, footballer (soccer) player *23 March – Kyrie Irving, basketball player *24 March – Jenna Kingsley, footballer (soccer) player *2 April –

Kurt Aylett Kurt Aylett (born 2 April 1992) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Greater Western Sydney Giants and Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was recruited in mid 2010 by through ...

, footballer *7 April – Petar Franjic, footballer (soccer) player *8 April –

Mathew Ryan Mathew David Ryan (born 8 April 1992) is an Australian professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper for Danish club F.C. Copenhagen and captains the Australia men's national soccer t ...

, footballer *10 April –

Chaz Mostert Chaz Mostert (born 10 April 1992) is an Australian professional racing driver competing in the Repco Supercars Championship. He currently drives the No. 25 Holden ZB Commodore for Walkinshaw Andretti United. Mostert was the winner of the 2021 ...

, racing driver *18 April - Adam Cooper, footballer. *18 April –

Alexandra Adornetto Alexandra Adornetto is an Australian actress and author who writes for children and young adults. Her works include The Strangest Adventures series, the Halo trilogy and The Ghost House Saga. Books Adornetto's completed books are ''The Shadow T ...

, author of three children's books in a trilogy, The Strangest Adventures, and one young adult book, Halo. *22 April – Angela Fimmano, footballer *27 April – Mitch Creek, basketballer *3 May –

Melissa Wu Melissa Paige Li Kun Wu (born 3 May 1992) is an Australian diver who has represented Australia at four Olympic Games, winning a silver medal at the 2008 Olympic Games and a bronze medal at the 2020 Olympic Games. She has also represented Austra ...

, diver *4 May –

Shannon Lively Shannon James Lively (born 4 May 1992 in Attadale, Western Australia) is an Australian actor. His first television role was Declan in the second series of ''The Sleepover Club''. He graduated in the class of 2009 from Corpus Christi College, Ba ...

, actor *9 May –

Will Hopoate William Hopoate (born 9 May 1992), also known as Viliami in Tongan, also known by the nickname of "Hoppa", is a Tonga international rugby league footballer who plays as a and on the for the St Helens in the Super League. He played for th ...

, rugby league player *11 May – Lawrence Thomas, footballer *14 May –

Dyson Heppell Dyson Heppell (born 14 May 1992) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Heppell won the AFL Rising Star award in his first season in 2011, and won a Crich ...

, footballer *16 May –

Tom Liberatore Thomas Francis Liberatore (born 16 May 1992) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the in the Australian Football League (AFL). At and , he plays as a contested ball-winning midfielder who applies high amounts of pressure. He is the ...

, footballer *19 May – Cassi Van Den Dungen, model *20 May – Cate Campbell, swimmer *27 May –

Ruth Blackburn Ruth Blackburn (born 27 May 1992) is an Australian football (soccer) player who last played for Australian W-League team Brisbane Roar. Personal life Outside of her sports career, she has worked as a researcher. Her work has included research ...

, footballer *1 June **

Jenna McDougall Tonight Alive are an Australian rock band from Sydney. As of 2018, the band consists of lead vocalist Jenna McDougall, guitarist Jake Hardy, bassist Cameron Adler, and drummer Matty Best. Formed in 2008 by Hardy, Adler and Whakaio Taahi, soon ...

, singer-songwriter (

Tonight Alive Tonight Alive are an Australian Rock music, rock band from Sydney. As of 2018, the band consists of lead vocalist Jenna McDougall, guitarist Jake Hardy, bassist Cameron Adler, and drummer Matty Best. Formed in 2008 by Hardy, Adler and Whakaio ...

) **

Amanda Ware Amanda Ware (born 1 June 1992) is an Australian model, best known for being the winner of cycle 6 of ''Australia's Next Top Model''. Career As winner of ''Australia's Next Top Model'', Cycle 6, Ware was due to appear on the cover of ''Harper ...

, model *3 June –

Matt Acton Matthew Michael Acton is an Australian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Melbourne Victory. Acton was born to an English mother and half Finnish/half English father. Club career Acton played for Brisbane Roar. He became the first Austral ...

, footballer *4 June –

Morgan Griffin Morgan Griffin (born 4 June 1992) is an Australian actress. Her career began in the children's series ''The Sleepover Club'' playing the lead role of Charlie. Other notable roles include Heidi in ''September'' (2007), Alice in ''Nim's Island'' ( ...

, actress *5 June ** Sam Rainbird, cricketer **

Emily Seebohm Emily Jane Seebohm, OAM (born 5 June 1992) is an Australian swimmer and television personality. She has appeared at four Olympic Games between 2008 and 2021; and won three Olympic gold medals, five world championship gold medals and seven Commo ...

, swimmer *8 June –

Alex Fasolo Alex Fasolo (born 8 June 1992) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Collingwood Football Club and the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He attended Trinity College in East Perth for his seconda ...

, footballer *9 June –

Boyd Cordner Boyd Cordner (born 9 June 1992) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played as a forward for the Sydney Roosters in the NRL and Australia at international level. He has played for Country Origin and New South Wales ...

, rugby league player *13 June **

Jack Darling Jack Darling (born 13 June 1992) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). Additionally, he was recruited from West Perth in the WAFL with pick 26 in the 2010 AFL Draft. ...

, footballer ** Joey Gibbs, footballer (soccer) player *14 June –

Ben Halloran Benjamin Halloran (born 14 June 1992) is an Australian football player who plays as a winger for A-League Men club Adelaide United. Club career Gold Coast United Halloran made his debut for Gold Coast United as a substitute in their Round 4 ...

, footballer *16 June –

Andrew Gaff Andrew Gaff (born 16 June 1992) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). He plays predominantly as a midfielder. Gaff was recruited from the Oakleigh Chargers wi ...

, footballer *29 June –

Ryan Battaglia Ryan John Battaglia (born 29 June 1992), nicknamed Boof, is an Australian professional baseball player who plays catcher for the Brisbane Bandits of the Australian Baseball League. Career Ryan was reassigned from the Bandits 22-man roster for t ...

, baseball player *7 July – Jack Le Brocq, racing driver *12 July –

Larrissa Miller Larrissa Miller (born 12 July 1992) is an artistic gymnast who represented Australia at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics. She made her Australian Senior National Championship debut in 2008, and went on to compete at the World Artistic Gymnast ...

, gymnast *14 July – Chris Harold, footballer striker *16 July –

Sam Naismith Sam Naismith (born 16 July 1992) was a former Ruckman for the Sydney Swans. He is currently signed to the Port Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Early life and junior football Naismith was born in Narrabri, New So ...

, Australian rules footballer *17 July ** Joe Costa, footballer (soccer) player **

Tom Eisenhuth Tom Eisenhuth (born 17 July 1992) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a forward for the St George Illawarra Dragons in the National Rugby League (NRL). He played one match as a for the Penrith Panthers in t ...

, rugby league footballer *20 July – Jordan Rodrigues, actor *21 July – Marcus Harris, cricketer *26 July – Kamal Ibrahim, footballer *27 July – Alex Apollonov, YouTube personality *28 July –

Bailey Wright Bailey Colin Wright (born 28 July 1992) is an Australian professional footballer who plays for EFL Championship club Rotherham United, on loan from Sunderland, and the Australia national team. Wright has played his entire senior career in En ...

, footballer *13 August – **

Jenny-Lyn Anderson Jenny-Lyn Anderson (born 13 August 1992) is an Australian synchronized swimmer. She competed in the women's team event at the 2012 Olympic Games. Personal Anderson was born on 13 August ,1992, in Johannesburg, South Africa. She attended Dane ...

, South Africa-born swimmer ** Katrina Gorry, footballer (soccer) player *19 August –

Cameron Guthrie Cameron (Mr Worried) Guthrie (born 19 August 1992) is an Australian rules footballer for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). AFL career Guthrie was drafted with the 23rd selection in the 2010 AFL draft after play ...

, footballer *1 September – Ben Jacobs, footballer *2 September – Valentina Barron, actress *7 September –

Martin Hinteregger Martin Hinteregger (born 7 September 1992) is an Austrian footballer who plays for an amateur club SGA Sirnitz. A centre-back renowned for his aerial ability, Hinteregger gained a cult following among fans and was referred to as ''Hinti''. Hinter ...

, footballer *12 September –

Bernie Ibini-Isei Bernie Alpha Ibini-Isei (born 12 September 1992), also known simply as Bernie Ibini, is a professional soccer player who plays as a winger and a forward. Born in Nigeria, he represented Australia internationally. Early life Bernie Ibini-Isei ...

, Nigeria-born footballer *13 September –

Shaun Atley Shaun Atley (born 13 September 1992) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the North Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Originally from Rochester, Atley was taken with draft pick #17 ...

, footballer *18 September ** Brendan Hamill, footballer ** Edrick Lee, rugby league player *28 September – Josh Caddy, footballer *30 September – Elyse Knowles, model *2 October –

Harley Bennell Harley Bennell (born Harley Nannup; born 2 October 1992) is a former Australian rules footballer who last played for the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted with the second selection in the 2010 A ...

, footballer *7 October –

Grace Bawden Grace Bawden (born 7 October 1992) is an Australian classical crossover singer from Adelaide. She competed on the second season of '' Australia's Got Talent'' (2008) and subsequently issued her debut album, ''Gifts of Grace'' (September 200 ...

, opera singer *27 October –

Charles Cottier Charles Cottier (born 27 October 1992) is an Australian actor, perhaps best known for portraying Dexter Walker on the Australian soap opera ''Home and Away''. Early life Cottier was born in Brisbane, Australia, completed primary school at Kenm ...

, actor *2 November – Katie Daly, footballer (soccer) player *12 November – Giulietta, singer-songwriter and dancer *19 November – Cameron Bancroft, cricketer *29 November –

Sophie Letcher Sophie Letcher (born 29 November 1992) is an Australian tennis player. She started with tennis at the age of three, inspired by her two older brothers and parents, who also played tennis She is the daughter of the late Cliff Letcher, who achie ...

, tennis player *12 December –

Marco Djuricin Marco Djuricin ( sh, Marko Đuričin, sr-cyr, Марко Ђуричин; born 12 December 1992) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Rijeka. He came to prominence in his native Austria with Sturm Graz, scoring 24 g ...

, footballer *17 December –

Jordan Coulter Jordan Coulter (born 17 December 1992) is an Australian male model A model is a person with a role either to promote, display or advertise commercial products (notably fashion clothing in fashion shows) or to serve as a visual aid for peop ...

, model *22 December ** George Horlin-Smith, footballer ** Shiori Kutsuna, Australian-Japanese actress

Deaths

3 January Events Pre-1600 * 69 – The Roman legions on the Rhine refuse to declare their allegiance to Galba, instead proclaiming their legate, Aulus Vitellius, as emperor. * 250 – Emperor Decius orders everyone in the Roman Empire (except ...

–

Dame Judith Anderson Dame Frances Margaret Anderson, (10 February 18973 January 1992), known professionally as Judith Anderson, was an Australian actress who had a successful career in stage, film and television. A pre-eminent stage actress in her era, she won two ...

, actress (died in the United States) (b.

1897 Events January–March * January 2 – The International Alpha Omicron Pi sorority is founded, in New York City. * January 4 – A British force is ambushed by Chief Ologbosere, son-in-law of the ruler. This leads to a puniti ...

) *

27 March Events Pre-1600 *1309 – Pope Clement V imposes excommunication and interdiction on Venice, and a general prohibition of all commercial intercourse with Venice, which had seized on Ferrara, a papal fiefdom. * 1329 – Pope John XXII ...

– Lang Hancock, iron ore magnate (b.

1909 Events January–February * January 4 – Explorer Aeneas Mackintosh of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition escaped death by fleeing across ice floes. * January 7 – Colombia recognizes the independence of Panama. * Januar ...

) *

14 April Events Pre-1600 * 43 BC – Legions loyal to the Roman Senate, commanded by Gaius Pansa, defeat the forces of Mark Antony in the Battle of Forum Gallorum. * 69 – Vitellius, commanding Rhine-based armies, defeats Roman emperor Otho ...

–

Irene Greenwood Irene Greenwood (9 December 1898 — 14 April 1992) was an Australian radio broadcaster and feminist and peace activist. Early life and education Greenwood was born in Albany, Western Australia on 9 December 1898. She was the oldest child of ...

, radio broadcaster, feminist and peace activist (b.

1898 Events January–March * January 1 – New York City annexes land from surrounding counties, creating the City of Greater New York as the world's second largest. The city is geographically divided into five boroughs: Manhattan, B ...

) *

7 June Events Pre-1600 * 421 – Emperor Theodosius II marries Aelia Eudocia at Constantinople (Byzantine Empire). * 879 – Pope John VIII recognizes the Duchy of Croatia under Duke Branimir as an independent state. *1002 – Henry II ...

–

Georges Mora Georges Mora (26 June 1913 – 7 June 1992) was a German-born Australian entrepreneur, art dealer, patron, connoisseur and restaurateur. Early life Mora was born Gunter Morawski on 26 June 1913 in Leipzig, Germany, of Jewish Polish heritage ...

, entrepreneur and arts patron (born in Germany) (b.

1913 Events January * January 5 – First Balkan War: Battle of Lemnos (1913), Battle of Lemnos – Greek admiral Pavlos Kountouriotis forces the Turkish fleet to retreat to its base within the Dardanelles, from which it will not ven ...

) *

15 June Events Pre-1600 *763 BC – Assyrians record a solar eclipse that is later used to fix the chronology of Mesopotamian history. * 844 – Louis II is crowned as king of Italy at Rome by pope Sergius II. * 923 – Battle of Sois ...

– Brett Whiteley, artist (b.

1939 This year also marks the start of the Second World War, the largest and deadliest conflict in human history. Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 ** Third Reich *** Jews are forbidden to ...

) *

18 June Events Pre-1600 * 618 – Li Yuan becomes Emperor Gaozu of Tang, initiating three centuries of Tang dynasty rule over China. * 656 – Ali becomes Caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate. * 860 – Byzantine–Rus' War: A fleet of about ...

– Peter Allen, musician (b.

1944 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 2 – WWII: ** Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command French Army B, part of the Sixth United States Army Group in Nor ...

) *

21 June Events Pre-1600 * 533 – A Byzantine expeditionary fleet under Belisarius sails from Constantinople to attack the Vandals in Africa, via Greece and Sicily (approximate date). * 1307 – Külüg Khan is enthroned as Khagan of the Mo ...

– Arthur Gorrie, hobby shop owner (b.

1922 Events January * January 7 – Dáil Éireann (Irish Republic), Dáil Éireann, the parliament of the Irish Republic, ratifies the Anglo-Irish Treaty by 64–57 votes. * January 10 – Arthur Griffith is elected President of Dáil Éirean ...

) *

27 July Events Pre-1600 *1054 – Siward, Earl of Northumbria, invades Scotland and defeats Macbeth, King of Scotland, somewhere north of the Firth of Forth. *1189 – Friedrich Barbarossa arrives at Niš, the capital of Serbian King Stefan ...

–

Max Dupain Maxwell Spencer Dupain AC OBE (22 April 191127 July 1992) was an Australian modernist photographer. Early life Dupain received his first camera as a gift in 1924, spurring his interest in photography. He later joined the Photographic Society ...

, photographer (b.

1911 A notable ongoing event was the Comparison of the Amundsen and Scott Expeditions, race for the South Pole. Events January * January 1 – A decade after federation, the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory ...

) *

28 August Events Pre-1600 * 475 – The Roman Empire, Roman general Orestes (father of Romulus Augustulus), Orestes forces western Roman Emperors, Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his capital city, Ravenna. * 489 – Theodoric the Great, Theod ...

– Sir Tom Drake-Brockman, Western Australian politician (b.

1919 Events January * January 1 ** The Czechoslovak Legions occupy much of the self-proclaimed "free city" of Pressburg (now Bratislava), enforcing its incorporation into the new republic of Czechoslovakia. ** HMY ''Iolaire'' sinks off the c ...

) *

– Bill O'Reilly, cricketer (b.

1905 As the second year of the massive Russo-Japanese War begins, more than 100,000 die in the largest world battles of that era, and the war chaos leads to the 1905 Russian Revolution against Nicholas II of Russia (Shostakovich's 11th Symphony i ...

) *

28 November Events Pre-1600 * 587 – Treaty of Andelot: King Guntram of Burgundy recognizes Childebert II as his heir. * 936 – Shi Jingtang is enthroned as the first emperor of the Later Jin by Emperor Taizong of Liao, following a revolt again ...

–

Sidney Nolan Sir Sidney Robert Nolan (22 April 191728 November 1992) was one of Australia's leading artists of the 20th century. Working in a wide variety of mediums, his oeuvre is among the most diverse and prolific in all of modern art. He is best known ...

, artist (died in the United Kingdom) (b.

1917 Events Below, the events of World War I have the "WWI" prefix. January * January 9 – WWI – Battle of Rafa: The last substantial Ottoman Army garrison on the Sinai Peninsula is captured by the Egyptian Expeditionary Force's ...

)

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