#OnThisDay 20 April 2014 Neville Kenneth Wran died at the age of 87 in Elizabeth Bay, New South Wales. He served as the 35th Premier of New South Wales from 1976 to 1986 as leader of the Labor Party. #OTD #history #nswpol #nswpolitics #auspol #auspolitics #politics

It's the 57th birthday of William Edward Felix "Will" Hodgman, who was born #OnThisDay 20 April 1969 in Hobart, Tasmania. He served as the 45th Premier of Tasmania from 2014 to 2020 as leader of the Liberal Party. #OTD #history #politas #taspol #taspolitics #auspol #auspolitics #politics

#OnThisDay 20 April 1968 Joseph Philippe Pierre Yves Elliott Trudeau, leader of the Liberal Party, was sworn in as the 15th Prime Minister of Canada, succeeding Lester Bowles Pearson, the previous Liberal leader. #OTD #history #canpoli #cndpoli #cdnpoli #politics

It's the 65th birthday of Frances Jennifer Adamson, who was born #OnThisDay 20 April 1961 in Adelaide, South Australia. She has served as the 36th Governor of South Australia since 2021. #OTD #history #sapol #sapolitics #saparli #parlisa #auspol #auspolitics #politics

#OnThisDay 20 April 1886 Sir Arthur Hunter Palmer was sworn in as Administrator of Queensland, in the absence of Governor Sir Anthony Musgrave. #OTD #history #qldpol #qldpolitics #politics

#OnThisDay 20 April 1859 Sir Walter Edward Davidson was born in Valletta, Malta. He served as Governor of the Seychelles from 1904 to 1912, as the 62nd Governor of Newfoundland from 1913 to 1917, and as the 24th Governor of New South Wales from 1918 to 1923. #OTD #history #nswpol #seychelles #nlpoli

Holy. Shit. This is Reid Wiseman's video he took with his iPhone while at the moon 🌙

#OnThisDay 20 April 1785 Hugh Percy, 3rd Duke of Northumberland was born. He served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland from 1829 to 1830. #OTD #history #iepol #irlpol #irishpolitics #ukpol #ukpolitics #politics

#OnThisDay 20 April 1773 John Piper was born in Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland. He served as Lieutenant-Governor of Norfolk Island from 1804 to 1810. #OTD #history #norfolkisland #nfpol #nfpolitics #nfkpol #nfkpolitics #auspol #auspolitics #politics

#OnThisDay 20 April 1653 the Rump Parliament was dissolved, and Oliver Cromwell became military dictator of England, Scotland and Ireland. #OTD #history #england #scotland #ukpol #ukpolitics #iepol #irlpol #irishpolitics #politics

#OnThisDay 20 April 1176 Richard "Strongbow" de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke died at the age of about 46 in Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland. He had served as Justiciar of Ireland since 1173. He was succeeded by William FitzAldelm. #OTD #history #royals #royalfamily #iepol #irlpol #irishpolitics

#OnThisDay 19 April 1946 Sir Cyril Louis Norton Newall retired as the 6th Governor-General of New Zealand, having served since 1941. He was succeeded in June by Sir Bernard Cyril Freyberg. Sir Michael Myers thus became Administrator. #OTD #history #nzpol #nzpolitics #politics

#OnThisDay 19 April 1915 Thomas Playford died at the age of 77 in Kent Town, South Australia. He served as the 17th Premier of South Australia from 1887 to 1889, and 1890 to 1892. #OTD #history #sapol #sapolitics #saparli #parlisa #politics #auspol #auspolitics

#OnThisDay 19 April 1900 Daniel Roland Michener was born in Lacombe, Northwest Territories. He served as the 20th Governor General of Canada from 1967 to 1974. #OTD #history #canpoli #cndpoli #cdnpoli #onpoli #politics

#OnThisDay 19 April 1881 Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield died at the age of 76 in Mayfair, London, England. He served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in 1868, and from 1874 to 1880, as leader of the Conservative Party. #OTD #history #ukpol #ukpolitics #politics

#OnThisDay 19 April 1722 Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland died at the age of 46 in London, England. He served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland from 1714 to 1717. #OTD #history #iepol #irlpol #irishpolitics #england #ukpol #ukpolitics #politics

#OnThisDay 19 April 1390 Robert II died at the age of 74 in Dundonald Castle, Ayrshire, Scotland. He had reigned as King of Scots since 1371. He was immediately succeeded by his son Robert III. Robert Stewart, Earl of Fife thus ceased to be Regent. #OTD #history #royals #scotland #royalfamily #ukpol

#OnThisDay 19 April 1295 Thomas Fitzmaurice FitzGerald, 2nd Baron of Desmond took office as Acting Justiciar of Ireland, succeeding Guillaume D'Ardingselles, who died in office. #OTD #history #iepol #irlpol #irishpolitics #politics

#OnThisDay 18 April 2010 William Yates died at the age of 88 in Tallangatta, Victoria. He served as Administrator of Christmas Island from 1982 to 1983. #OTD #history #christmasisland #auspol #auspolitics #ukpol #ukpolitics #politics

#OnThisDay 18 April 1966 Patrick Leonard Ryan took office as Official Representative of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, succeeding Charles Ivens Buffett, who retired the day before. #OTD #history #cocos #cocoskeelingislands #auspol #auspolitics #politics

#OnThisDay 18 April 1963 Sir Alan James Mansfield was sworn in as Administrator of Queensland, in the absence of Governor Sir Henry Abel Smith. #OTD #history #qldpol #qldpolitics #politics

It's the 85th birthday of Michael Daniel Higgins, who was born #OnThisDay 18 April 1941 in Limerick, County Limerick, Ireland. He served as President of Ireland from 2011 to 2025 as an independent. #OTD #history #iepol #irlpol #irishpolitics #politics

#OnThisDay 18 April 1939 Sir Matthew Nathan died at the age of 77 in West Coker, Somerset, England. He served as the 20th Governor of the Gold Coast from 1900 to 1904, as the 13th Governor of Hong Kong from 1904 to 1907, as the 7th Governor of Natal from 1907 to 1909, and as the 13th Governor of

#OnThisDay 18 April 1933 Richard Layton Butler, leader of the Liberal and Country League, was sworn in to a second non-consecutive term as the 31st Premier of South Australia, succeeding Robert Stanley Richards of the Parliamentary Labor Party. #OTD #history #sapol #sapolitics #saparli #parlisa

#OnThisDay 18 April 1914 Sir Henry Lionel Galway was sworn in as the 17th Governor of South Australia, succeeding Sir Day Hort Bosanquet, who retired in March. Sir Samuel James Way, 1st Baronet thus stepped down as Administrator. #OTD #history #sapol #sapolitics #saparli #parlisa #politics

#OnThisDay 18 April 1884 George Augustus Constantine Phipps, 2nd Marquess of Normanby retired as the 6th Governor of Victoria, having served since 1879. He was succeeded in July by Sir Henry Loch. Sir William Foster Stawell thus became Administrator. #OTD #history #vicpol #vicpolitics #politics

#OnThisDay 18 April 1873 Sir James Fergusson, 6th Baronet retired as the 8th Governor of South Australia, having served since 1869. He was succeeded in June by Sir Anthony Musgrave. Sir Richard Davies Hanson was already serving as Administrator. #OTD #history #sapol #sapolitics #saparli #parlisa

#OnThisDay 18 April 1835 William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, a member of the Whigs, took office for a second non-consecutive term as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, succeeding Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Baronet of the Conservative Party, who resigned earlier in the month. #OTD #history #ukpol

#OnThisDay 18 April 1802 George William Frederick Howard, 7th Earl of Carlisle was born in Berkeley Square, Westminster, England. He served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland from 1855 to 1858, and from 1859 to 1864. #OTD #history #iepol #irlpol #irishpolitics #ukpol #ukpolitics #politics

#OnThisDay 18 April 1685 Jacques-Pierre de Taffanel de la Jonquière, Marquis de la Jonquière was born in Albi, France. He served as Governor General of New France from 1749 to 1752. #OTD #history #canpoli #cndpoli #cdnpoli #qbcpoli #politics

#OnThisDay 18 April 1674 Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend was born in Raynham Hall, Norfolk, England. He served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland in 1717. #OTD #history #iepol #irlpol #irishpolitics #england #ukpol #ukpolitics #politics

#OnThisDay 18 April 1359 James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormond took office as Justiciar of Ireland, succeeding Almaric de St. Amaud, Lord Gormanston. #OTD #history #royals #royalfamily #iepol #irlpol #irishpolitics #politics

#OnThisDay 18 April 1161 Theobald of Bec died at the age of about 71 in Canterbury, Kent, England. He had served as the Catholic Archbishop of Canterbury since 1139, and as Regent of England in 1154. #OTD #history #catholic #coe #canterbury #england #ukpol #ukpolitics #politics

#OnThisDay 17 April 2014 Michael Bruce "Mike" Baird, leader of the Liberal Party, was sworn in as the 44th Premier of New South Wales, succeeding Barry Robert O'Farrell, the previous Liberal leader. #OTD #history #nswpol #nswpolitics #politics

#OnThisDay 17 April 1968 Raymond Steele Hall, leader of the Liberal and Country League, was sworn in as the 36th Premier of South Australia, succeeding Donald Allan "Don" Dunstan of the Labor Party. #OTD #history #sapol #sapolitics #saparli #parlisa #politics

#OnThisDay 17 April 1967 Daniel Roland Michener was sworn in as the 20th Governor General of Canada, succeeding Georges-Philias Vanier, who died in March. Robert Taschereau thus stepped down as Administrator. #OTD #history #canpoli #cndpoli #cdnpoli #politics

#OnThisDay 17 April 1966 Charles Ivens Buffett retired as Official Representative of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, having served since 1960. He was succeeded the next day by Patrick Leonard Ryan. #OTD #history #cocos #cocoskeelingislands #auspol #auspolitics #politics

#OnThisDay 17 April 1930 Lionel Laughton Hill, leader of the Labor Party, was sworn in to a second non-consecutive term as the 30th Premier of South Australia, succeeding Richard Layton Butler of the Liberal Federation. #OTD #history #sapol #sapolitics #saparli #parlisa #politics

#OnThisDay 17 April 1924 Philip Collier, leader of the Labor Party, was sworn in as the 14th Premier of Western Australia, succeeding Sir James Mitchell of the Nationalist Party. #OTD #history #wapol #wapolitics #politics

#OnThisDay 17 April 1919 Harry Pateshall "Hal" Colebatch, leader of the Nationalist Party, was sworn in as the 12th Premier of Western Australia, succeeding Sir Henry Bruce Lefroy, the previous Nationalist leader. #OTD #history #wapol #wapolitics #politics

#OnThisDay 17 April 1892 Alexander Mackenzie died at the age of 70 in Toronto, Ontario. He served as the second Prime Minister of Canada from 1873 to 1878 as leader of the Liberal Party. #OTD #history #canpoli #cndpoli #cdnpoli #politics

#OnThisDay 17 April 1887 Sir Thomas Robert Gore Browne died at the age of 79 in London, England. He served as Governor of Saint Helena from 1851 to 1854, as the 4th Governor of New Zealand from 1855 to 1861, and as the second Governor of Tasmania from 1861 to 1868. #OTD #history #sthelena #shpol

#OnThisDay 17 April 1863 John Colborne, 1st Baron Seaton died at the age of 85 in Torquay, Devon, England. He served as Lieutenant-Governor of Guernsey from 1821 to 1828, as Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada from 1828 to 1836, and as Acting Governor General of British North America from 1837 to

#OnThisDay 17 April 1834 Joseph Anderson took office as Commandant of Norfolk Island, succeeding James Thomas Morisset and Acting Commandant Foster Fyans. #OTD #history #norfolkisland #auspol #auspolitics #politics

A slightly late #OnThisDay. On 16 April 1941 William Forgan Smith, leader of the Labor Party, was sworn in to a fourth consecutive term as the 24th Premier of Queensland. #OTD #history #qldpol #qldpolitics #politics

A slightly late #OnThisDay. It was the 92nd birthday of Barrie John Unsworth, who was born on 16 April 1934 in Dubbo, New South Wales. He served as the 36th Premier of New South Wales from 1986 to 1988 as leader of the Labor Party. #OTD #history #nswpol #nswpolitics #politics

A slightly late #OnThisDay. On 16 April 1924 John Gunn, leader of the Labor Party, was sworn in as the 29th Premier of South Australia, succeeding Sir Henry Newman Barwell of the Liberal Federation. #OTD #history #sapol #sapolitics #saparli #parlisa #politics

A slightly late #OnthisDay. On 16 April 1920 Sir William Lamond Allardyce was sworn in as the 13th Governor of Tasmania, succeeding Sir Francis Alexander Newdigate Newdegate, who retired in February. Sir Herbert Nicholls thus stepped down as Administrator. #OTD #history #politas #taspol #taspolitics

A slightly late #OnThisDay. On 16 April 1904 Sir Arthur Elibank Havelock retired as the 8th Governor of Tasmania, having served since 1901. He was succeeded in October by Gerald Paul Joseph Cajetan Carmel Antony Martin Strickland, 6th Count della Catena. Sir John Stokell Dodds thus became

A slightly late #OnThisDay. On 16 April 1786 Sir John Franklin was born in Spilsby, Lincolnshire, England. He served as Lieutenant-Governor of Van Diemen's Land from 1837 to 1843. #OTD #history #politas #taspol #taspolitics #vandiemensland #politics