15th of June

15th of June

1923

  • 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.
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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.

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