9th of March

1966

• Australian rules football player, Tony “Plugger” Lockett was born in Ballarat, Victoria, on the 9th of March 1966. Lockett is the highest goalscorer in the history of the VFL/AFL. He scored 1,360 goals in 281 games.

1972

• Tamam Shud, The 69’ers, and Jeff St John and Copperwine played at Chequers, Sydney on this day in 1972.

1979

• X played at Civic Hotel, Sydney on this day in 1979.
• Skyhooks played at The Patch, Coolangatta on this day in 1979.
• Dave Warner’s From The Suburbs played at Flinders University, Adelaide on this day in 1979.
• Cold Chisel played at Bombay Rock, Brunswick on this day in 1979.

2016

• Musician and actor Jon English passed away on the 9th of March 2016 aged 66.