The reason for her assuming a new identity was potentially an affair with a Dublin boy which led to his suicide, but biographers differ somewhat on this account - what's certain is that Daisy May, like many emigrants, took advantage of the potential for reinvention offered by a change of scene.Īrriving in Queensland, Daisy took up a job as a governess and in 1884, married Edwin Henry Murrant, who would later claim fame as "Breaker" Morant - a drover, horseman, poet and, to some, an Australian folk hero. Orphaned at a young age when her mother died of tuberculosis and her father died while emigrating to the US, Daisy (named Margaret Dwyer from birth) was raised by relatives.īy 1882, Margaret had changed her name to Daisy May and had left Ireland for Australia.
The death of Douglas Rain, Canadian actor and narrator (b.Born in Tipperary in 1859 and dying in Australia in 1951, Daisy Bates' life spanned almost a century of intense social change. The death of Chiquito de la Calzada, Spanish singer, actor and comedian (b. The death of Robert Vaughn, American actor (b. The death of Victor Bailey, American singer and bass player (Weather Report) (b. The death of Nathaniel Marston, American actor and producer (b. The death of Rita Gross, American theologian and author (b. The death of Carol Ann Susi, American actress (b. The death of Harry Lonsdale, American chemist, businessman, and politician (b. Hodge, American engineer and academic (b. The death of Big Bank Hank, American rapper (b. The death of John Doar, American lawyer and activist (b. The death of Atilla Karaosmanoğlu, Turkish economist and politician, 33rd Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey (b. Dunne, American priest and theologian (b. The death of Bob Beckham, American singer-songwriter (b. The death of Domenico Bartolucci, Italian cardinal and composer (b. The birth of Josh Aloiai, New Zealand rugby league player The birth of Sanju Samson, Indian cricketer The birth of Ellie Simmonds, English swimmer The birth of Jamaal Lascelles, English footballer The birth of Jang Hee-ryung, South Korean actress The birth of Sofía Luini, Argentine tennis player The birth of Emma Blackery, British singer The birth of Georginio Wijnaldum, Dutch footballer The birth of Tom Dumoulin, Dutch road bicycle racer The birth of James Segeyaro, Papua New Guinean rugby league player
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The birth of Lewis Williamson, Scottish race car driver The birth of Reina Tanaka, Japanese singer The birth of Adam Rippon, American figure skater
Queen Elizabeth II unveils the New Zealand War Memorial in London, United Kingdom, commemorating the loss of soldiers from the New Zealand Army and the British Army.Ī strong earthquake with the magnitude 6.8 hits northern Burma, killing at least 26 people.įifty-eight people are killed in a bus crash in the Sukkur District in southern Pakistan's Sindh province. Mahmoud Abbas is elected chairman of the PLO minutes later. The Palestine Liberation Organization confirms the death of Yasser Arafat from unidentified causes. New Zealand Tomb of the Unknown Warrior is dedicated at the National War Memorial, Wellington. Journalists Pierre Billaud, Johanne Sutton and Volker Handloik are killed in Afghanistan during an attack on the convoy they are traveling in. Kaprun disaster: One hundred fifty-five skiers and snowboarders die when a cable car catches fire in an alpine tunnel in Kaprun, Austria. The House of Lords Act is given Royal Assent, restricting membership of the British House of Lords by virtue of a hereditary peerage.
The General Synod of the Church of England votes to allow women to become priests.Ī sculpture honoring women who served in the Vietnam War is dedicated at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. Vietnam War: Vietnamization: The United States Army turns over the massive Long Binh military base to South Vietnam.Īustralian constitutional crisis of 1975: Australian Governor-General Sir John Kerr dismisses the government of Gough Whitlam, appoints Malcolm Fraser as caretaker Prime Minister and announces a general election to be held in early December.Īn munitions explosion at a train station in Iri, South Korea kills at least 56 people.Īntigua and Barbuda joins the United Nations. Historical Events on Daisy Bates Birthday (November 11)īelow are historical events that coincided with Daisy Bates's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.
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