Julia Gillard was born on 29 September 1961 in Barry. An Australian politician, Gillard was the country's first female prime minister, serving from 2010 to 2013 as leader of the Labor Party. Born in Wales, she emigrated as a child, trained as a lawyer and rose to become deputy prime minister under Kevin Rudd before replacing him in a party leadership challenge. Her minority government passed a carbon pricing scheme, the National Disability Insurance Scheme and school funding reforms. Her 2012 speech denouncing sexism in parliament was widely shared. Rudd returned to the leadership in 2013, and she later became involved in global education and mental health causes.
Before and after
- from 1 September 1961 to 29 May 1991Eritrean War of Independence
- 11 September 1961The World Wildlife Fund is founded
- 18 September 1961Founding of CONCACAF
- 18 September 1961Birth of James Gandolfini
- 29 September 1961Birth of Julia Gillard
- 23 October 1961Founding of Taiwan Stock Exchange
- from 9 December 1961 to 26 April 1964Tanganyika
- 19 December 1961Founding of World Food Programme
- 24 December 1961Birth of Ilham Aliyev
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- from 14 October 1962 to 28 October 1962Cuban Missile Crisis
- from 6 October 1973 to 26 October 1973Yom Kippur War
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The era
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