LOCATION

Official Website:
http://www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/

Population:
61,670 (2004, city proper)

Population of Melbourne metropolitan area, 3,600,650 (2004).

NEWSPAPERS

Newspaper
The Australian Financial Review

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
La Trobe University	1967

MUSEUM

Museum	Founded
Immigration Museum Melbourne	1998
Australian Centre for Contemporary Art	1984
Museum Victoria	1983
Jewish Museum of Australia	1982
Australian National Aviation Museum	1962
National Gallery of Victoria	1861
Melbourne Museum	1854

ORCHESTRA

Orchestra	Founded
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra	1906

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company	Founded
BHP Billiton	2001
Telstra	1991
Lonely Planet	1972
BHP	1895
National Australia Bank	1893
Rio Tinto	1873
ANZ Banking Group	1835

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Gillian Armstrong	Film Director	18-Dec-1950		Oscar and Lucinda
Eric Bana	Actor	9-Aug-1968		Hulk, Chopper
Viva Bianca	Actor	15-Jun-1983		Ilithyia on Spartacus
Cate Blanchett	Actor	14-May-1969		Galadriel in LOTR
Coral Browne	Actor	23-Jul-1913	29-May-1991	The Killing of Sister George
Emily Browning	Actor	7-Dec-1988		A Series of Unfortunate Events
Stanley Bruce	Head of State	15-Apr-1883	25-Aug-1967	Prime Minister of Australia, 1923-29
Mae Busch	Actor	18-Jun-1891	19-Apr-1946	The Ever-Popular Mae Busch
Rhonda Byrne	Author	1945		The Secret
Helen Caldicott	Activist	7-Aug-1938		Anti-nuclear crusader
Pat Cash	Tennis	27-May-1965		Winner, 1987 Wimbledon
Frank Dalby Davison	Author	23-Jun-1893	24-May-1970	Dusty
Alfred Deakin	Head of State	3-Aug-1856	7-Oct-1919	2nd Prime Minister of Australia
Jason Donovan	Singer	1-Jun-1968		Australian singer/actor, MDA
John Eccles	Scientist	27-Jan-1903	2-May-1997	Membrane potential of nerves
Flea	Bassist	16-Oct-1962		Bassist for Red Hot Chili Peppers
Malcolm Fraser	Politician	21-May-1930	20-Mar-2015	Prime Minister of Australia, 1975-83
Nadine Garner	Actor	14-Dec-1970		Jennifer Mapplethorpe on City Homicide
Graeme Gill	Historian	10-Dec-1947		Peasants and Government in the Russian Revolution
John Gorton	Head of State	9-Sep-1911	19-May-2002	Prime Minister of Australia, 1968-71
Percy Grainger	Composer	8-Jul-1882	20-Feb-1961	Country Gardens
Germaine Greer	Activist	29-Jan-1939		Feminism Diva
Robert Greig	Actor	27-Dec-1879	27-Jun-1958	Sullivan's Travels
Andy Griffiths	Author	3-Sep-1961		The Day My Bum Went Psycho
Greg Ham	Musician	27-Sep-1953	19-Apr-2012	Wind and keyboards for Men at Work
Chris Hemsworth	Actor	11-Aug-1983		The Mighty Thor
Liam Hemsworth	Actor	13-Jan-1990		The Hunger Games
Billy Hughes	Head of State	25-Sep-1862	28-Oct-1952	Prime Minister of Australia, 1915-23
Wendy Hughes	Actor	29-Jul-1952	8-Mar-2014	Careful, He Might Hear You
Barry Humphries	Actor	17-Feb-1934		Dame Edna
Costas Mandylor	Actor	3-Sep-1965		Triumph of the Spirit
Louis Mandylor	Actor	13-Sep-1966		My Big Fat Greek Wedding
Kylie Minogue	Singer/Songwriter	28-May-1968		Red-blooded Australian pop singer
Radha Mitchell	Actor	12-Nov-1973		Love and Other Catastrophes
Jocelyn Moorhouse	Film Director	4-Sep-1960		How to Make an American Quilt
Ron Mueck	Sculptor	1958		Hyper realistic sculptures
Russell Mulcahy	Film Director	23-Jun-1953		Highlander
Mark Philippoussis	Tennis	7-Nov-1976		Australian "Scud" clocks 142 mph serve
Danielle Pletka	Pundit	12-Jun-1963		American Enterprise Institute
Chopper Read	Criminal	17-Nov-1954	9-Oct-2013	Earless Australian killer, author
May Robson	Actor	19-Apr-1858	20-Oct-1942	Lady for a Day
Ruby Rose	TV Personality	20-Mar-1986		MTV Australia VJ turned model
Portia de Rossi	Actor	31-Jan-1973		Nelle Porter on Ally
Fred Schepisi	Film Director	26-Dec-1939		Six Degrees of Separation
Peter Singer	Philosopher	6-Jul-1946		Animal Liberation
Jesse Spencer	Actor	12-Feb-1979		House, MD
Gary Sweet	Actor	22-May-1957		Sgt. McClintock on Police Rescue
Peter Thomson	Golf	23-Aug-1929		Five-time British Open winner
Anna Torv	Actor	15-Apr-1978		Olivia Dunham on Fringe
Holly Valance	Actor	11-May-1983		Neighbours
Joseph Ward	Head of State	26-Apr-1856	8-Jul-1930	Twice Prime Minister of New Zealand

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Rolf Boldrewood	Novelist	6-Aug-1826	11-Mar-1915	Robbery Under Arms
Paul Cox	Film Director	16-Apr-1940	18-Jun-2016	Innocence
Frank Dalby Davison	Author	23-Jun-1893	24-May-1970	Dusty
Alfred Deakin	Head of State	3-Aug-1856	7-Oct-1919	2nd Prime Minister of Australia
Malcolm Fraser	Politician	21-May-1930	20-Mar-2015	Prime Minister of Australia, 1975-83
Greg Ham	Musician	27-Sep-1953	19-Apr-2012	Wind and keyboards for Men at Work
Frank Hardy	Novelist	21-Mar-1917	28-Mar-1994	Power Without Glory
David Hookes	Cricket	3-May-1955	19-Jan-2004	Australian cricket's great white hope
Robert Menzies	Head of State	20-Dec-1894	15-May-1978	Twice Prime Minister of Australia
Fred Perry	Tennis	18-May-1909	2-Feb-1995	Winner of 14 Grand Slam titles
Hal Porter	Author	16-Feb-1911	29-Sep-1984	A Handful of Pennies
Chopper Read	Criminal	17-Nov-1954	9-Oct-2013	Earless Australian killer, author
James Scullin	Head of State	18-Sep-1876	28-Jan-1953	Prime Minister of Australia, 1929-32
Nevil Shute	Novelist	17-Jan-1899	12-Jan-1960	On the Beach
Charles Tingwell	Actor	3-Jan-1923	15-May-2009	Breaker Morant
Patrick Wymark	Actor	11-Jul-1920	20-Oct-1970	Where Eagles Dare

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