Richmond, ice speed skater 14 August – Edi Krncevic, soccer player 27 September – Ray Williams, politician 28 September – Gary Ayres, Australian rules footballer 3 October – Michael Parsons, basketball player and Australian rules footballer (died 2009) 15 October – Darryl Pearce, basketball player 24 October – Ian Baker-Finch, golfer 4 December – Glynis Nunn, athlete 29 December – David Boon, cricketer Deaths 12 January – Nevil Shute (born 1899), writer 14 February – Herbert Hays (born 1869), Tasmanian politician 3 April – Thomas Marwick (born 1895), politician 10 April – Arthur Benjamin (born 1893), composer 30 July – Walter Lindrum (born 1898), billiards player 2 September – Hector Hogan (born 1931), athlete 2 September – Mick O'Halloran (born 1893), politician 6 October – Caroline Grills (born 1890), serial killer 16 October – Frank Timson (born 1909), politician 20 October – Sir Charles Marr (born 1880), politician 24 November – Arthur Seaforth Blackburn (born 1892), soldier and Victoria Cross recipient 30 December – Mac Abbott (born 1877), politician See also List of Australian films of the 1960s References Australia Years of the 20th century in Australia