1936 ⟶ Last Known Thylacine Dies

September 7: The last known thylacine dies in Hobart Zoo.
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🐂 Last Aurochs Dies

Aurochs go extinct.⟶
Last Aurochs Dies (1627)
ExtinctionConservationBiodiversityZoology
PolandPoland

🕊️ Martha, the Last Passenger Pigeon, Dies

September 1: Martha, last known passenger pigeon, dies.⟶
Martha, the Last Passenger Pigeon, Dies (1914)
ExtinctionEnvironmentalismConservationWildlifeZoology
United StatesUnited States

🏛️ Australian Parliament Opens in Canberra

May: The Parliament of Australia convenes in Canberra for the first time.⟶
Australian Parliament Opens in Canberra (1927)
ParliamentGovernmentFederalismNationalism
AustraliaAustralia

🪖 Australian Military Fails to Control Emu Population

November – December: Failed Emu War in Australia. Third Round Table Conference.⟶
Australian Military Fails to Control Emu Population (1932)
MilitaryWarfareWeapons
AustraliaAustralia

🦘 Last Known Thylacine Dies

September 7: The last known thylacine dies in Hobart Zoo.⟶
Last Known Thylacine Dies (1936)
ExtinctionTasmaniaZoologyConservationBiodiversityWildlife
AustraliaAustralia

🔪 Port Arthur Massacre in Tasmania

April 28 – 29: The Port Arthur massacre in Tasmania, Australia leaves 35 people dead, leading to tighter gun regulations in Australia.⟶
Port Arthur Massacre in Tasmania (1996)
Mass ShootingCrimeTasmaniaViolence
AustraliaAustralia