Canberra, Australia

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Canberra, Australia

LOCATION

Official Website:
http://www.virtualcanberra.gov.au/

Population:
340,800 (2007)

Capital of Australia since 9 May 1927.

A number of Canberra's civic institutions are actually in Parkes and Acton.

BIRTHS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Nick Kyrgios Tennis 27-Apr-1995 Major Australian talent, hates tennis

Sigrid Thornton Actor 12-Feb-1959 The Man from Snowy River

Mia Wasikowska Actor 14-Oct-1989 Alice in Wonderland

DEATHS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Ben Chifley Head of State 22-Sep-1885 13-Jun-1951 Prime Minister of Australia, 1945-49

Manning Clark Historian 3-Mar-1915 23-May-1991 A History of Australia

John Curtin Head of State 8-Jan-1885 5-Jul-1945 Prime Minister of Australia, 1941-45

R. G. Neale Historian 7-Mar-1919 1-May-2004 Great Britain and U.S. Expansion

Mark Oliphant Physicist 8-Oct-1901 14-Jul-2000 Deuterium reactions

Judith Wright Poet 31-May-1915 26-Jun-2000 The Moving Image

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