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Hugh Mahon, Member of the House of Representatives

• 1861 – The first Melbourne Cup is won by Archer.
• 1876 – The Melbourne Cup is moved to the first Tuesday in November.
• 1920 – Member of the House of Representatives, Hugh Mahon was expelled from Parliament for his "seditious and disloyal utterances". Mahon’s is the only expulsion to have occurred from the Parliament.
• 1926 – Opera singer Joan Sutherland is born in Sydney.
• 1940 – Bass Strait was closed to shipping following the sinking of British steamer Cambridge by a mine.
• 1976 – Tennis player Mark Philippoussis is born in Melbourne.