Portal:Australia/Anniversaries/February/February 20

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• 1913 - King O'Malley drove in the first survey peg to mark the commencement of work on the construction of Canberra.
• 1961 - Pianist and composer Percy Grainger dies aged 78.
• 1962 - Perth becomes known as the City of Light when astronaut John Glenn passes over the city and thousands of external lights are switched on to greet him.
• 2006 - Andrew Mallard, convicted of murder in 1995, has his conviction quashed and is released after a High Court appeal.