12th of August

1885

• Journalist and businessman Sir Keith Murdoch was born in Melbourne, Victoria, on the 12th of August 1885.

1906

• Tennis player and coach Henry “Harry” Hopman was born in Glebe, NSW, on this day in 1906.

1907

• Olympic swimmer Andrew “Boy“ Charlton was born in Crows Nest, Sydney, on the 12th of August 1907. Charlton was a member of the Australian swimming team at the 1924, 1928, and 1932 Olympics.

1947

• Musician Ian Rilen was born on the 12th of August 1947. He played bass in a variety of bands such as Tully, Band Of Light, Blackfeather and was probably best known in Rose Tattoo.

1950

• Best known as the puppet Agro, Jamie Dunn was born on this day in 1950.

1953

• Men At Work drummer Jerry Speiser was born on the 12th of August 1953.

1954

• The 35th Premier of Queensland, Rob Borbidge was born in Ararat, Victoria, on August 12th, 1954. He was Premier from the 29th of November 1980 to the 20th of March 2001.

1956

• Racehorse trainer Lee Freedman was born in Sydney, New South Wales on this day in 1956.

1959

• Australian, Queensland and NSW representative Rugby League player Kerry Boustead was born in Innisfail, Qld, on the 12th of August 1959. He played 178 first grade games in both Australia and England, 6 games for NSW, 9 for Queensland and 25 games for Australia.

1963

• The 38th Premier of Queensland, Campbell Newman, was born in Canberra, A.C.T., on this day in 1963. Newman was Premier from the 26th of March 2012 to the 14th of February 2015.

1964

• Queensland representative Rugby League player and coach Michael Hagan was born to August 12. He played 183 first grade games for Canterbury Bankstown and Newcastle, and 5 for Queensland. Hagan has coached Newcastle and Parramatta teams as well as the Queensland State Of Origin team.

1974

• TV presenter Karl Stefanovic was born in Sydney, NSW, on the 12th of August 1974.

1979

• Mannikins, The Dugites, The Hitmen, Midnight Oil, News, The Kevins, Romantics, The Aliens, Jo Jo Zep and the Falcons, Jane Clifton Sextet, Tch tch tch, and Secret Police played at Melbourne University, Melbourne on this day in 1979.

1985

The top 10 singles on the national chart for the 12th of August 1985:

1. Crazy For You, Madonna
2. We Don’t Need Another Hero, Tina Turner
3. Out Of Mind Out Of Sight, Models
4. Live It Up, Mental As Anything
5. Angel, Madonna
6. Axel F, Harold Faltermeyer
7. There Must Be An Angel, Eurythmics
8. Life IN A Northern Town, Dream Academy
9. Man Overboard, Do.Re.Mi.
10. Billy Don’t Lose My Number, Phil Collins

2008

• Singer Christie Allen passed away on this day in 2008 aged 53 after a battle with cancer.

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