4th of December

4th of December

1934

  • Television presenter Bill Collins was born in Sutherland, Sydney, on the 4th of December 1934.

1960

  • Olympic heptathlete Glynis Nunn was born in Toowoomba, Queensland, on the 4th of December 1960. Nunn won a gold medal in the heptathlon in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, a gold medal in the heptathlon in the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, and a bronze medal in the 100m hurdles at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh.

1965

  • The single “The Carnival Is Over” by The Seekers went to number 1 on this day in 1965.

1973

  • Billy Thorpe and The Aztecs and Fair Dinkum played at Chequers, Sydney on this day in 1973.
  • The Dingoes played at The Station Hotel, Prahran on this day in 1973.

2005

  • Musician Gerry Humphrys, singer with The Loved Ones, passed away on this day in 2005 aged 62

2016

  • Wayne Duncan, bass player with Daddy Cool, passed away on this day in 2016 aged 72.

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