Portal:Australia/Anniversaries/February/February 20

1913 – King O'Malley drove in the first survey peg to mark the commencement of work on the construction of Canberra.
1961 – Pianist and composer Percy Grainger dies aged 78.
1962 – Perth becomes known as the City of Light when astronaut John Glenn passes over the city and thousands of external lights are switched on to greet him.
2006 – Andrew Mallard, convicted of murder in 1995, has his conviction quashed and is released after a High Court appeal.