Australian politician, 38th Premier of South Australia (died 2000)

David Tonkin

David Oliver Tonkin was an Australian politician who served as the 38th Premier of South Australia from 18 September 1979 to 10 November 1982. He was elected to the House of Assembly seat of Bragg at the 1970 election, serving until 1983. He became the leader of the South Australian Division of the Liberal Party of Australia in 1975, replacing Bruce Eastick. Initially leading the party to defeat at the 1977 election against the Don Dunstan Labor government, his party won the 1979 election against the Des Corcoran Labor government.

Born

1929

July 20

Died

2000

Era

1920s

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David, in brief

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2000 Died

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What else happened on this day, through history

70 Siege of Jerusalem: Titus, son of emperor Vespasian, storms the Fortress of Antonia north of the Temple Mount. The Roman army is drawn into street fights with the Zealots.
792 Kardam of Bulgaria defeats Byzantine Emperor Constantine VI at the Battle of Marcellae.
911 Rollo lays siege to Chartres.
1189 Richard I of England officially invested as Duke of Normandy.

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The world in 1929

When David arrived

april 14 The inaugural Monaco Grand Prix takes place in the Principality of Monaco. William Grover-Williams wins driving a Bugatti Type 35.
april 6 Huey P. Long, Governor of Louisiana, is impeached by the Louisiana House of Representatives.
august 11 Babe Ruth becomes the first baseball player to hit 500 home runs in his career with a home run at League Park in Cleveland, Ohio.
august 16 The 1929 Palestine riots break out in Mandatory Palestine between Palestinian Arabs and Jews and continue until the end of the month. In total, 133 Jews and 116 Arabs are killed.

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Alberto Santos-Dumont 1873– Brazilian pilot (died 1932) Ben Simmons 1996– Australian basketball player Chris Cornell 1964–2017 American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2017) Elliot Richardson 1920–1999 American lawyer and politician, 69th United States Attorney General (born 1920) Gregor Mendel 1822–1884 Czech geneticist and botanist (born 1822) Heather Chasen 1927– English actress (died 2020) Heinie Manush 1901–1971 American baseball player and manager (died 1971) Ida Mett 1901–1973 Belarusian Jewish anarchist (died 1973) Jim Prentice 1956–2016 Canadian lawyer and politician, 16th Premier of Alberta (died 2016)

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Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1929

Al Davis 1929–1945 American football player, coach, and manager (died 2011) Alasdair MacIntyre 1929– Scottish-American philosopher and academic (died 2025) Anne Frank 1929– German-Dutch diarist; victim of the Holocaust (died 1945) Barbara Walters 1929–2022 American journalist, producer, and author (born 1929) Benny Golson 1929–2024 American saxophonist and composer (died 2024) Bernard Haitink 1929–2021 Dutch violinist and conductor (died 2021) Bill Foster 1929–2016 American basketball player and coach (died 2016) Bob Denard 1929–2007 French soldier (died 2007) Dick Williams 1929–2011 American baseball player, coach, and manager (born 1929)

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