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King George V in 1911

• 1839 – Explorer John Batman, one of the key figures in the foundation of Melbourne, dies in Melbourne at the age of 38.
• 1917 – Irish-born Daniel Mannix becomes the Catholic Archbishop of Melbourne, Victoria, succeeding the deceased Thomas Carr.
• 1910 – George V (pictured), becomes King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, including Australia, after the death of his father, Edward VII, in London.
• 1950 – The Australian Labor Party, under Premier Robert Cosgrove, maintains its incumbency at the 1950 state elections in Tasmania.
• 2006 – Singer Grant McLennan, one of the founders of the indie rock band The Go-Betweens, dies of a heart attack in Brisbane, Queensland, at the age of 48.