Portal:Australia/Anniversaries/January/January 4
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- 1854 - Captain William McDonald aboard the Samarang discovers the McDonald Islands.
- 1982 - Former Prime Minister Sir William McMahon resigns his seat in Parliament.
- 1988 - A prison riot at Fremantle prison causes AUD$1.8million damage.
- 2006 - Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai dies at the Gold Coast of a heart attack.