Portal:Australia/Anniversaries/December/December 6

1882 - A rare Transit of Venus across the disc of the Sun is visible from Australia, and many scientific parties arrive from around the world to observe and record the event.
1956 - Blood In The Water water polo match between Hungary and the USSR at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics.
1979 - Tim Cahill, midfield football player for the Australia national team and Everton is born in Sydney.
2002 - The Australian Government announces a hand gun buy-back following the Monash University shooting.