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John Forrest, 1898

• 1696 – Flemish captain Willem de Vlamingh arrives at, and names Rottnest Island
• 1835 – Mary Gilbert gives birth to her son, James Port Phillip Gilbert, the first European child born in the Port Phillip settlement of Melbourne.
• 1890 – Sir John Forrest becomes the Premier of Western Australia and the first Premier in Australia
• 1928 – The Jazz Singer becomes the first sound film screened in Australia. It premieres at the Lyceum Theatre in Sydney.
• 1960 – Cricketer David Boon is born in Launceston, Tasmania.
• 1994 – Cricketer Shane Warne takes a Test match hat-trick against England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.