Charles Philip Arthur George Windsor 1948

Charles Philip Arthur George Windsor1948–?

Name: Charles Philip Arthur George Windsor

Given names: Charles Philip Arthur George

Surname: Windsor

Also known as: Charles, Prince of Wales

Also known as: The Duke of Rothesay in Scotland

Also known as: The Duke of Cornwall in Cornwall

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Birth	14 November 1948 27 22 Buckingham, Palace, London, England Note: Charles was born at Buckingham Palace on 14 November 1948 at 9.14 pm (GMT), the first child of Princ… Charles was born at Buckingham Palace on 14 November 1948 at 9.14 pm (GMT), the first child of Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and first grandchild of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. Baptised in the palace's Music Room on 15 December 1948, using water from the River Jordan, by Archbishop of Canterbury Geoffrey Fisher, the prince's godparents were: the King (his maternal grandfather); the King of Norway (his cousin, for whom the Earl of Athlone stood proxy); Queen Mary (his maternal great-grandmother); the Princess Margaret (his maternal aunt); Prince George of Greece (his paternal granduncle, for whom the Duke of Edinburgh stood proxy); the Dowager Marchioness of Milford Haven (his paternal great-grandmother); the Lady Brabourne (his cousin); and the Hon David Bowes-Lyon (his maternal great-uncle).[4] As the son of a daughter of the sovereign, Charles would not ordinarily be entitled to the titles of a British prince or princess, or the style Royal Highness. Instead, he would have taken his father's secondary title, Earl of Merioneth, as a courtesy title. However, on 22 October 1948, George VI issued letters patent granting a royal and princely status to any children of Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh, making Charles a royal prince from birth. When Charles was aged three his mother's accession as Queen Elizabeth II made him her heir apparent. As the sovereign's eldest son, he automatically took the titles Duke of Cornwall, Duke of Rothesay, Earl of Carrick, Baron of Renfrew, Lord of the Isles, and Prince and Great Steward of Scotland, in addition to being a prince of the United Kingdom. Charles attended his mother's coronation at Westminster Abbey on 2 June 1953, seated alongside his grandmother and aunt. As is customary for royal offspring, a governess, Catherine Peebles, was appointed and undertook his education between the ages of five and eight. Buckingham Palace announced in 1955 that Charles would attend school rather than have a private tutor, making him the first heir apparent ever to be educated in that manner.[5]
Christening	15 December 1948 (Age 31 days) Buckingham, Palace, Music Room, England
Australian History	1948 Note: Minister for External Affairs, Dr. H.V. Evatt is elected President of the United Nations General Assembly. Note: Australia becomes a signatory to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Australian History	1949 (Age 48 days) Note: Construction of the Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Scheme begins Note: All indigenous ex-servicemen and any Indigenous Australians who are eligible to vote in State Elections (NSW, VIC, SA and TAS) are given an unrestricted right to vote in Federal Elections. Note: The Nationality and Citizenship Act is passed. Rather than being identified as subjects of Britain, the Act established Australian citizenship for people who met eligibility requirements. Note: Menzies returns to power as leader of the new Liberal Party Menzies Government.
Birth of a sister	15 August 1950 (Age 21 months) Clarence House, St. James, England younger sister - Anne Elizabeth Alice Windsor Princess
Australian History	1950 (Age 13 months) Note: 1950-53 - Australian troops are sent to the Korean War to assist South Korea. Note: Voters reject a referendum to change the Constitution to allow the Menzies Government to ban the Communist Party
Christening of a sister	21 October 1950 (Age 23 months) England younger sister - Anne Elizabeth Alice Windsor Princess
Australian History	1951 (Age 2) Note: Australia signs the ANZUS treaty with the United States and New Zealand
Death of a maternal grandfather	6 February 1952 (Age 3) Sandringham, Norfolk, England maternal grandfather - Albert Frederick Arthur George Windsor
Australian History	1952 (Age 3) Note: First nuclear test conducted in Australian territory by the United Kingdom off the coast of Western Australia.
Australian History	1954 (Age 5) Note: Elizabeth II and Prince Philip make a royal visit; the Soviet diplomat Vladimir Petrov defects, leading to the Petrov Affair and another split in the Labor Party
Australian History	1955 (Age 6) Note: Democratic Labor Party splits from Australian Labor Party over concerns of Communist influence in the labour movement Note: Australia becomes involved in Malayan Insurgence Note: Hotels in New South Wales no longer have to close at 6 p.m., ending the 'six o'clock swill'
Australian History	1956 (Age 7) Note: Television in Australia is launched. Note: Melbourne holds the Olympics Note: performing artist Barry Humphries introduces Edna Everage to the Australian stage
Australian History	1957 (Age 8) Note: The song 'Wild One' makes Johnny O'Keefe the first Australian rock'n'roller to reach the national charts. Note: Slim Dusty's Australian country music hit Pub With No Beer becomes the first Australian song to attain international chart success.
Birth of a brother	19 February 1960 (Age 11) Belgian Suite, Buckingham, Palace, England younger brother - Andrew Albert Christian Windsor Duke Of York
Australian History	1962 (Age 13) Note: Robert Menzies' Commonwealth Electoral Act provided that all Indigenous Australians should have the right to enrol and vote at federal elections, removing remaining restrictions applying in QLD, WA and NT. Note: Malayan Insurgence ends
Birth of a brother	10 March 1964 (Age 15) Buckingham, Palace, London, England younger brother - Edward Anthony Richard Windsor Prince
Australian History	1964 (Age 15) Note: The Beatles tour Australia; Note: 82 sailors die when HMAS Voyager sinks after being rammed by HMAS Melbourne; Note: The editors of Oz magazine are charged with obscenity; Note: PM Robert Menzies announces the reintroduction of compulsory military service for men aged from 18-25 years old; Note: First troops sent to Vietnam War.
Christening of a brother	2 May 1964 (Age 15) younger brother - Edward Anthony Richard Windsor Prince
Australian History	1965 (Age 16) Note: Indigenous Australians gain right to vote in state of Queensland
Australian History	1966 (Age 17) Note: The ban on the employment of married women in the Commonwealth Public Service is lifted; Note: Menzies retires as Australia's longest-serving Prime Minister and is succeeded by Harold Holt.
Australian History	14 February 1966 (Age 17) Note: Decimalisation; on 14 February the Australian currency is changed to dollars and cents, with the Australian Dollar replacing the Australian pound.
Australian History	1967 (Age 18) Note: Large areas of Hobart and south-eastern Tasmania are devastated by bushfires on 7 February that kill 62 people; Note: Prime Minister Holt drowns and is succeeded by John Gorton; Note: The constitution is changed to allow Aboriginal Australians to be included in the population count and for the federal government to legislate for them; Sydney is rocked by a series of brutal underworld killings; Note: Talkback radio is introduced; Note: British comedian Tony Hancock commits suicide in Sydney; Note: Gough Whitlam becomes leader of the Labor Party; Note: Ronald Ryan becomes the last person legally executed in Australia.
Australian History	1968 (Age 19) Note: Australia signs the nuclear non-proliferation treaty; Aboriginal boxing champion Lionel Rose defeats Masahiko 'Fighting' Harada in Japan to become the world bantamweight champion; Australia's first liver transplant operation is performed in Sydney;
Death of a paternal grandmother	about 1969 (Age 20) Buckingham, Palace, London, England paternal grandmother - Princess Alice … Of Battenberg
Australian History	1969 (Age 20) Note: French conceptual artist Christo 'wraps' Little Bay in Sydney; Note: Renowned author-artists Norman Lindsay and May Gibbs die; Note: The Australian production of the rock musical Hair premieres in Sydney; Note: Top pop groups The Easybeats and The Twilights break up; Tim Burstall directs2000 Weeks, the first all-Australian feature released since Charles Chauvel's Jedda in 1958
Australian History	1970 (Age 21) Note: More than 200,000 people participate in the largest demonstrations in Australian history, against the Vietnam War
Australian History	1971 (Age 22) Note: Neville Bonner becomes the first Aborigine to become an Australian Member of Parliament; Note: John Gorton resigns and is succeeded by William McMahon Note: The 1971 Springbok tour sparks protest all throughout Australia. Premier of Queensland Joh Bjelke-Petersen declares a state of emergency in QLD in response to escalating protest. Note: Daylight Saving is introduced to New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, and the Australian Capital Territory.
Australian History	1972 (Age 23) Note: The Commonwealth Conciliation and Arbitration Commission rules that women doing the same job as men have the right to be paid the same wage. Note: Aboriginal Tent Embassy erected in response to the Coalition government's approval of exploration licences and mining tenements on reserves Note: The first Labor government since 1949 is elected under the leadership of Gough Whitlam Note: Australia recognizes the People's Republic of China Note: Queensland abandons Daylight Saving.
Marriage of a sister	Anne Elizabeth Alice Windsor Princess - View family 14 November 1973 (Age 25) Westminster, Abbey, London, England brother-in-law - Mark Anthony Peter Phillips Captain younger sister - Anne Elizabeth Alice Windsor Princess
Australian History	1973 (Age 24) Note: The Sydney Opera House is opened Note: The White Australian Policy (established 1901) is officially dismantled Note: Vietnam War ends Note: The federal voting age is dropped from 21 to 18 Note: Unionists save the historic 'The Rocks' area of Sydney from demolition by introducing 'Green Bans' Note: Patrick White becomes the first Australian to win the Nobel Prize for Literature
Australian History	1974 (Age 25) Note: Darwin is devastated by Cyclone Tracy
Australian History	1975 (Age 26) Note: (November) A constitutional crisis occurs when Malcolm Fraser blocks supply, bringing the nation to a standstill until Governor-General John Kerr dismisses Prime Minister Gough Whitlam on the 11.11.75. Fraser wins elections and becomes Prime Minister Note: The 'Privy Council (Appeals from the High Court) Act removes the right to appeal High Court decisions to the British Privy Council. Appeals to the Privy Council direct from State Supreme Courts remain until 1988. Note: South Australia becomes the first state in Australia to legalise homosexuality between consenting adults in private. Note: Whitlam government introduced the Aboriginal Land (NT) Bill into Parliament. The bill proposed land rights in the Northern Territory based on land claimed on grounds of need as well as traditional affiliation and traditional landowners maintaining control over mining and development.
Australian History	1976 (Age 27) Note: The Australian Capital Territory legalises homosexuality between consenting adults in private.
Australian History	1977 (Age 28) Note: Advance Australia Fair becomes Australia's official national anthem Note: Granville rail disaster killed eighty-three people
Australian History	1978 (Age 29) Note: The First Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras kicks off in Sydney
Australian History	1979 (Age 30) Note: Australian women win the right to maternity leave Note: Kakadu National Park and the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park are both proclaimed.
Australian History	1980 (Age 31) Note: Baby Azaria Chamberlain disappears from a campsite at Uluru (Ayers Rock), reportedly taken by a dingo. The Coalition wins the 1980 Australian federal election.
Australian History	1981 (Age 32) Note: A referendum is held in Tasmania to vote for whether or not the Franklin Dam should be built.
Australian History	1982 (Age 33) Note: Commonwealth Games held in Brisbane. The National Gallery of Australia is opened.
Australian History	1983 (Age 34) Note: Australia wins the America's Cup; Note: Bob Hawke defeats Fraser and leads Labor back to government. Note: The Australian Dollar is floated. Note: The Ash Wednesday fires kill 71 people.
Australian History	1984 (Age 35) Note: Advance Australia Fair is proclaimed as Australia's national anthem. Note: The one dollar coin is introduced. Note: Labor wins the 1984 Australian federal election. Note: Medicare is established.
Australian History	1985 (Age 36) Note: The government grants the freehold title of a large area of land in central Australia, including prominent landmarks Uluru and Kata Tjuta, to the Mutitjulu people, who in turn give them a 99-year lease. Note: The last state to do so (New South Wales) abolishes capital punishment.
Marriage of a brother	Andrew Albert Christian Windsor Duke Of York - View family 23 July 1986 (Age 37) Westminster, Abbey, London, England younger brother - Andrew Albert Christian Windsor Duke Of York sister-in-law - Sarah Margaret Ferguson Duchess Of York
Australian History	1986 (Age 37) Note: The Australia Act removes the right of appeal from State courts to the British Privy Council, making the High Court the final court of appeal in Australia. The Act also removes all remaining rights of the UK parliament to pass law for Australia. Anita Cobby murder in Sydney. Russell Street Bombing in Melbourne. Crocodile Dundee is released in Australia.
Australian History	1987 (Age 38) Note: Hoddle Street Massacre kills 7 victims and injures 19, Note: Queen Street Massacre kills 8 victims and injures 5. Note: Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen resigns as Premier of Queensland after 19 years at the top.
Australian History	1988 (Age 39) Note: Australia celebrates its bicentenary, with large celebrations and major funding for capital works projects. The new Parliament House opens. Federal referendums on 4-year parliamentary terms, recognition of local government and other issues are defeated. Brisbane hosts World Expo '88.
Australian History	1989 (Age 40) Note: Newcastle Earthquake kills 13 people. Note: ACT gains self-Government. Note: The Kempsey bus crash and Grafton bus crash kill a total of 56 people. Note: Queensland commences three-year trial of Daylight Saving. Note: Rosemary Follett (Australian Labor Party) becomes the first Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory and the first woman to become head of government in an Australian state or territory.
Australian History	1990 (Age 41) Note: Royal Australian Navy deployed in preparation for the First Gulf War. Note: Carmen Lawrence becomes the first female premier of an Australian state. Note: Labor wins the 1990 federal election.
Australian History	1991 (Age 42) Note: Prime Minister Bob Hawke is replaced by Paul Keating. Note: Seven people die in the Strathfield massacre. Note: Prominent heart surgeon Victor Chang is gunned down. Note: The Coode Island chemical storage facility in Melbourne explodes, leaving a toxic cloud hanging over the city for days.
Australian History	1992 (Age 43) Note: The High Court delivers the Mabo Decision, which rules that indigenous native title does exist. This effectively extinguishes the concept of terra nullius. Note: New South Wales Premier Nick Greiner resigns. Note: Queensland holds a Referendum on Daylight Saving, which is defeated with a 54.5% 'no' vote.
Australian History	1993 (Age 44) Note: Keating defeats John Hewson in the 1993 federal election; Note: The Australian Greens stand candidates for the first time.
Australian History	1995 (Age 46) Note: The Northern Territory legalises voluntary euthanasia, but it is overruled by the federal government when Liberal MP Kevin Andrews proposes the Euthanasia Laws Bill 1996
Australian History	1996 (Age 47) Note: The High Court hands down the Wik Decision, which holds that indigenous native title can survive the granting of pastoral leases. Note: Liberal John Howard becomes Prime Minister, defeating Paul Keating after a record 13 years of Labor government Note: All Australian states and territories agree to introduce uniform gun laws following the deaths of 35 people in the Port Arthur massacre
Australian History	1997 (Age 48) Note: Expelled Liberal MP Pauline Hanson forms the One Nation Party Note: (1 May) Tasmania legalises homosexuality. Note: (30 Jul) Eighteen people die when the Bimbadene and Carinya Lodges collapse at Thredbo Alpine Village at 11.30 p.m. on 30 July
Australian History	1998 (Age 49) Note: A major strike results when Patrick Stevedores attempt to introduce non-union labour to reduce the influence of the Maritime Union of Australia Note: The Australian Stock Exchange is demutualized and floated as a public company, becoming the world's first stock exchange to be listed on an exchange.
Australian History	1999 (Age 50) Note: Both houses of the federal parliament pass a motion signifying both recognition of and regret at past treatment of indigenous Australians. Note: Australia win the 1999 Rugby World Cup Note: A referendum on changing to a republic is unsuccessful Note: Australian soldiers are deployed to East Timor as part of the INTERFET peacekeeping force.
Australian History	2000 (Age 51) Note: 27th Olympic Games held in Sydney. Note: Howard Government introduces a Goods and Services Tax.
Australian History	2001 (Age 52) Note: Australia celebrates centenary of Federation; Note: (August) Tampa affair (August) and tightening of policies against illegal immigration; Note: (11 Sep) Terrorist Attacks on the United States by Al Qaeda (John Howard invokes ANZUS Treaty); Note: Howard defeats Kim Beazley in Federal Election Note: Western Australia adopts a uniform Age of consent of 16. Note: Australian forces deployed to War to topple Taliban for supporting Al Qaeda
Australian History	2002 (Age 53) Note: 2002 Bali bombings, the deadliest act of terrorism in the history of Indonesia, killing 202 people, (including 88 Australians.
Australian History	2003 (Age 54) Note: Australian military deployed to Iraq War to oust the Saddam Hussein regime for serial non-compliance with the 1991 Gulf War Peace Treaty. Note: Northern Territory introdues uniform Age Of Consent set at 16 for everyone. Note: New South Wales becomes the last State to have a Uniform Age of Consent at 16 for everyone. Note: Australia hosts the Rugby World Cup, with the home side losing the final to England in Sydney
Australian History	2004 (Age 55) Note: A bomb explodes outside the Australian embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia, Asia. Note: Federal Election: Howard Government (Liberal-National Coalition) wins fourth term and defeats Mark Latham led Australian Labor Party.
Australian History	2005 (Age 56) Note: Sydney beachside suburb of Cronulla sees a protest against the alleged bashing of a beach lifeguard, developing into an alcohol-fuelled, racially-charged riot.
Australian History	2006 (Age 57) Note: The Commonwealth Games are held in Melbourne. Note: 2006-7 - Australian Forces are again deployed to East Timor to help stabilize the country.
Australian History	2007 (Age 58) Note: Sydney hosts APEC summit. Note: 2007-2010 - Australia avoids recession amidst Global Financial Crisis Note: Federal Election: Kevin Rudd (Australian Labor Party) defeats John Howard (Liberal-National Coalition) and becomes Prime Minister.
Australian History	2008 (Age 59) Note: Kevin Rudd leads bi-partisan Parliamentary apology to the Stolen Generation. Note: Longest heatwave for an Australian Capital City recorded in Adelaide. Note: Sydney hosts Catholic World Youth Day Note: Quentin Bryce becomes first female Governor General of Australia.
Australian History	2009 (Age 60) Note: Black Saturday: Massive bushfires swept across Victoria, resulting in 173 fatalities.
Australian History	2010 (Age 61) Note: Kevin Rudd challenged and replaced as leader of the Labor Party by Julia Gillard; Note: Gillard becomes the first female Prime Minister. Note: Federal Election results in hung Parliament and narrow victory by Julia Gillard (ALP) over Tony Abbott (Lib-Nat Coalition); Note: Liberal Ken Wyatt becomes the first Aborigine elected to the Australian House of Representatives
Australian History	2011 (Age 62) Note: State of Queensland affected by major flooding followed by Cyclone Yasi.
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father	Philip Mountbatten Birth 10 June 1921 39 36 Isle Of Kerkira, Mon Repos, Corfu, Greece Death yes Loading...
5 years mother	Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor Birth 21 April 1926 30 25 17 Bruton St., London, England, W1, England Death yes Loading...
	Marriage: 20 November 1947 — Westminster, Abbey, London, England
1 year #1 himself	Charles Philip Arthur George Windsor Birth 14 November 1948 27 22 Buckingham, Palace, London, England Death yes Loading...
21 months #2 younger sister	Anne Elizabeth Alice Windsor Princess Birth 15 August 1950 29 24 Clarence House, St. James, England Death yes Loading...
10 years #3 younger brother	Andrew Albert Christian Windsor Duke Of York Birth 19 February 1960 38 33 Belgian Suite, Buckingham, Palace, England Death yes Loading...
4 years #4 younger brother	Edward Anthony Richard Windsor Prince Birth 10 March 1964 42 37 Buckingham, Palace, London, England Death yes Loading...

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himself	Charles Philip Arthur George Windsor Birth 14 November 1948 27 22 Buckingham, Palace, London, England Death yes Loading...
13 years wife	Diana Frances Spencer Birth 1 July 1961 Park House, Sandringham, Norfolk, England Death yes Loading...
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Charles Philip Arthur George Windsor has 8 first cousins recorded

Father's family (6)

Parents Prince Gottfried … Of Hohenlohe-Lagenburg + Margarita Mountbatten

1 Fivechildren … ?–?

Parents Berthold … Of Baden Margrave + Theodora Mountbatten

1 Four Children … ?–?

Parents Grand Duke George Donatus … Of Hesse + Princess Cecilie Mountbatten Of Greece

1 Louis … 1931–1937

2 Alexander … 1933–1937

3 Joanna … 1936–1939

Parents Prince George William … Of Hanover + Sophia …

1 Eight Children … ?–?

Mother's family (2)

Parents Anthony Charles Robert Armstrong-Jones Earl Of Snowdon + Margaret Rose Windsor Princess

1 David Albert Charles Armstrong-Jones Vicount Linley 1961–?

2 Sarah Frances Elizabeth Armstrong-Jones Lady 1964–?

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Birth	Charles was born at Buckingham Palace on 14 November 1948 at 9.14 pm (GMT), the first child of Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and first grandchild of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. Baptised in the palace's Music Room on 15 December 1948, using water from the River Jordan, by Archbishop of Canterbury Geoffrey Fisher, the prince's godparents were: the King (his maternal grandfather); the King of Norway (his cousin, for whom the Earl of Athlone stood proxy); Queen Mary (his maternal great-grandmother); the Princess Margaret (his maternal aunt); Prince George of Greece (his paternal granduncle, for whom the Duke of Edinburgh stood proxy); the Dowager Marchioness of Milford Haven (his paternal great-grandmother); the Lady Brabourne (his cousin); and the Hon David Bowes-Lyon (his maternal great-uncle).[4] As the son of a daughter of the sovereign, Charles would not ordinarily be entitled to the titles of a British prince or princess, or the style Royal Highness. Instead, he would have taken his father's secondary title, Earl of Merioneth, as a courtesy title. However, on 22 October 1948, George VI issued letters patent granting a royal and princely status to any children of Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh, making Charles a royal prince from birth. When Charles was aged three his mother's accession as Queen Elizabeth II made him her heir apparent. As the sovereign's eldest son, he automatically took the titles Duke of Cornwall, Duke of Rothesay, Earl of Carrick, Baron of Renfrew, Lord of the Isles, and Prince and Great Steward of Scotland, in addition to being a prince of the United Kingdom. Charles attended his mother's coronation at Westminster Abbey on 2 June 1953, seated alongside his grandmother and aunt. As is customary for royal offspring, a governess, Catherine Peebles, was appointed and undertook his education between the ages of five and eight. Buckingham Palace announced in 1955 that Charles would attend school rather than have a private tutor, making him the first heir apparent ever to be educated in that manner.[5]
Australian History	Minister for External Affairs, Dr. H.V. Evatt is elected President of the United Nations General Assembly.
Australian History	Construction of the Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Scheme begins
Australian History	1950-53 - Australian troops are sent to the Korean War to assist South Korea.
Australian History	Australia signs the ANZUS treaty with the United States and New Zealand
Australian History	First nuclear test conducted in Australian territory by the United Kingdom off the coast of Western Australia.
Australian History	Elizabeth II and Prince Philip make a royal visit; the Soviet diplomat Vladimir Petrov defects, leading to the Petrov Affair and another split in the Labor Party
Australian History	Democratic Labor Party splits from Australian Labor Party over concerns of Communist influence in the labour movement
Australian History	Television in Australia is launched.
Australian History	The song 'Wild One' makes Johnny O'Keefe the first Australian rock'n'roller to reach the national charts.
Australian History	Robert Menzies' Commonwealth Electoral Act provided that all Indigenous Australians should have the right to enrol and vote at federal elections, removing remaining restrictions applying in QLD, WA and NT.
Australian History	The Beatles tour Australia;
Australian History	Indigenous Australians gain right to vote in state of Queensland
Australian History	The ban on the employment of married women in the Commonwealth Public Service is lifted;
Australian History	Decimalisation; on 14 February the Australian currency is changed to dollars and cents, with the Australian Dollar replacing the Australian pound.
Australian History	Large areas of Hobart and south-eastern Tasmania are devastated by bushfires on 7 February that kill 62 people;
Australian History	Australia signs the nuclear non-proliferation treaty; Aboriginal boxing champion Lionel Rose defeats Masahiko 'Fighting' Harada in Japan to become the world bantamweight champion; Australia's first liver transplant operation is performed in Sydney;
Australian History	French conceptual artist Christo 'wraps' Little Bay in Sydney;
Australian History	More than 200,000 people participate in the largest demonstrations in Australian history, against the Vietnam War
Australian History	Neville Bonner becomes the first Aborigine to become an Australian Member of Parliament;
Australian History	The Commonwealth Conciliation and Arbitration Commission rules that women doing the same job as men have the right to be paid the same wage.
Australian History	The Sydney Opera House is opened
Australian History	Darwin is devastated by Cyclone Tracy
Australian History	(November) A constitutional crisis occurs when Malcolm Fraser blocks supply, bringing the nation to a standstill until Governor-General John Kerr dismisses Prime Minister Gough Whitlam on the 11.11.75. Fraser wins elections and becomes Prime Minister
Australian History	The Australian Capital Territory legalises homosexuality between consenting adults in private.
Australian History	Advance Australia Fair becomes Australia's official national anthem
Australian History	The First Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras kicks off in Sydney
Australian History	Australian women win the right to maternity leave
Australian History	Baby Azaria Chamberlain disappears from a campsite at Uluru (Ayers Rock), reportedly taken by a dingo. The Coalition wins the 1980 Australian federal election.
Australian History	A referendum is held in Tasmania to vote for whether or not the Franklin Dam should be built.
Australian History	Commonwealth Games held in Brisbane. The National Gallery of Australia is opened.
Australian History	Australia wins the America's Cup;
Australian History	Advance Australia Fair is proclaimed as Australia's national anthem.
Australian History	The government grants the freehold title of a large area of land in central Australia, including prominent landmarks Uluru and Kata Tjuta, to the Mutitjulu people, who in turn give them a 99-year lease.
Australian History	The Australia Act removes the right of appeal from State courts to the British Privy Council, making the High Court the final court of appeal in Australia. The Act also removes all remaining rights of the UK parliament to pass law for Australia. Anita Cobby murder in Sydney. Russell Street Bombing in Melbourne. Crocodile Dundee is released in Australia.
Australian History	Hoddle Street Massacre kills 7 victims and injures 19,
Australian History	Australia celebrates its bicentenary, with large celebrations and major funding for capital works projects. The new Parliament House opens. Federal referendums on 4-year parliamentary terms, recognition of local government and other issues are defeated. Brisbane hosts World Expo '88.
Australian History	Newcastle Earthquake kills 13 people.
Australian History	Royal Australian Navy deployed in preparation for the First Gulf War.
Australian History	Prime Minister Bob Hawke is replaced by Paul Keating.
Australian History	The High Court delivers the Mabo Decision, which rules that indigenous native title does exist. This effectively extinguishes the concept of terra nullius.
Australian History	Keating defeats John Hewson in the 1993 federal election;
Australian History	The Northern Territory legalises voluntary euthanasia, but it is overruled by the federal government when Liberal MP Kevin Andrews proposes the Euthanasia Laws Bill 1996
Australian History	The High Court hands down the Wik Decision, which holds that indigenous native title can survive the granting of pastoral leases.
Australian History	Expelled Liberal MP Pauline Hanson forms the One Nation Party
Australian History	A major strike results when Patrick Stevedores attempt to introduce non-union labour to reduce the influence of the Maritime Union of Australia
Australian History	Both houses of the federal parliament pass a motion signifying both recognition of and regret at past treatment of indigenous Australians.
Australian History	27th Olympic Games held in Sydney.
Australian History	Australia celebrates centenary of Federation;
Australian History	2002 Bali bombings, the deadliest act of terrorism in the history of Indonesia, killing 202 people, (including 88 Australians.
Australian History	Australian military deployed to Iraq War to oust the Saddam Hussein regime for serial non-compliance with the 1991 Gulf War Peace Treaty.
Australian History	A bomb explodes outside the Australian embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia, Asia.
Australian History	Sydney beachside suburb of Cronulla sees a protest against the alleged bashing of a beach lifeguard, developing into an alcohol-fuelled, racially-charged riot.
Australian History	The Commonwealth Games are held in Melbourne.
Australian History	Sydney hosts APEC summit.
Australian History	Kevin Rudd leads bi-partisan Parliamentary apology to the Stolen Generation.
Australian History	Black Saturday: Massive bushfires swept across Victoria, resulting in 173 fatalities.
Australian History	Kevin Rudd challenged and replaced as leader of the Labor Party by Julia Gillard;
Australian History	State of Queensland affected by major flooding followed by Cyclone Yasi.