11th of June

1829

• Sir Edward Braddon, the 18th Premier of Tasmania, was born in St. Kew, Cornwall, UK on this day in 1829. He was Premier of Tasmania from 1894 to 1899. The Canberra suburb of Braddon is named after him.

1861

• The 20th Premier of Victoria, Alexander Peacock, was born in Creswick, Victoria on the 11th of June 1861.

1892

• One of the Worlds first film studios, The Limelight Department, began operation in Melbourne, Victoria on the 11th of June 1892.

1920

• Sir Keith Seaman, the 29th Governor of South Australia, was born in McLaren Vale, S.A. on this day in 1920. He was Governor from the 1st of September 1977 to the 28th of March 1982.

1937

• Nobel Prize winning Pathologist Robin Warren AC was born in Adelaide South Australia on this day in 1937. With his colleague Barry Marshall, the pair proved to the medical community that the bacterium Helicobacter pylori is the cause of most peptic ulcers. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2005.

1948

• Singer/Journalist Pat Wilson was born on the 11th of June 1948.

1950

• Singer/Guitarist with Air Supply, Graham Russell was born on the 11th of June 1950 in Sherwood, Nottingham, England.

1954

• Australian representative cricketer John Dyson was born in Kogarah, NSW on the 11th of June 1954. Dyson played for Australia between 1977 and 1984.

1971

• Neville Bonner became the first Indigenous Australian to sit in the Australian Parliament as a Senator.

1977

• Professional golfer Geoff Ogilvy was born in Adelaide, S.A., on this day in 1977. Ogilvy won the U.S. Open tournament in 2006.
• Skyhooks played at Trinity Bay High School, Manunda on this day in 1977.
• Cold Chisel played at Morwell Hotel, Morwell on this day in 1977.

1982

• Australian and Samoan representative Rugby League player Reni Maitua was born in Sydney, NSW, on this day in 1982.
• INXS played at Long Jetty Hotel, Long Jetty on this day in 1982.

1990

The top 10 singles on the national chart for the 11th of June 1990:

1. All I Wanna Do Is Make Love To You, Heart
2. Vogue, Madonna
3. Infinity, Guru Josh
4. How Can We Be Lovers, Michael Bolton
5. Mona, Craig McLachlan & Check 1-2
6. Better The Devil You Know, Kylie Minogue
7. Step By Step, New Kids On The Block
8. I Need Your Body, Tina Arena
9. It Must Have Been Love, Roxette
10. Opposites Attract, Paula Abdul