Sir Ninian Stephen, the 20th Governor General of Australia, was born in Oxfordshire, England, on the 15th of June 1923. He was Governor General from the 29th of July 1982 until the 16th of February 1989.
1949
Air Supply singer Russell Hitchcock was born in Melbourne, Victoria, on the 15th of June 1949.
1954
Olympic and Commonwealth Games Gold medal swimmer Beverley Whitfield was born in Wollongong, New South Wales, on the 15th of June 1954. Whitfield won Gold and Bronze medals in the 1972 Munich Olympics and 3 Gold Medals at the 1970 Edinburgh Commonwealth. Games.
1955
Australia declares at 8-758 against the West Indies at Kingston.
1973
Actress Pia Miranda was born in Melbourne, Victoria, on this day in 1973.
Mississippi played at Bathurst Civic Centre, Bathurst on this day in 1973
1980
Australian and New South Wales Rugby Union player David Lyons was born in Orange, NSW, on June 15th 1980. he played 105 games for the Waratahs and 46 for Australia.
Australian Crawl played at Bondi Lifesaver, Bondi Junction on this day in 1980
Split Enz played at Parramatta Leagues Club, Parramatta on this day in 1980
Cold Chisel played at Pier Hotel, Frankston on this day in 1980
1983
Singer Laura Imbruglia was born in Sydney, New South Wales, on the 15th of June 1983.
1986
Australian and New South Wales State of Origin representative Rugby League player James Maloney was born in Orange, New South Wales, on the 15th of June 1986. Maloney played in the NRL from 2009 to 2019 and played 3 games for Australia and 14 for NSW.
1992
Artist Brett Whitely passed away on the 15th of June 1992.
2011
Musician Josie Jason passed away on this day in 2011.