Births on June 10

Tony Mundine (boxer)

Born on June 10, 1951

Tony Mundine, Australian boxer

Anthony William Mundine OAM (born 10 June 1951) is an Australian former boxer, and one of the country's most accomplished indigenous fighters. The only Australian boxer to compete professionally in four weight divisions, he held the Australian middleweight, light heavyweight, cruiserweight and heavyweight titles, as well as the Commonwealth middleweight and light heavyweight titles. He also challenged once for the WBA world middleweight title in 1974. He is the father of former world champion boxer Anthony Mundine, and cousin of Warren Mundine.Mundine was the 2005 Inductee for the Australian National Boxing Hall of Fame Moderns category.

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Tony Mundine (boxer)

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Events on 1951

14 Mar

Seoul
Korean War: For the second time, United Nations troops recapture Seoul.
22 Apr

Battle of Kapyong
Korean War: The Chinese People's Volunteer Army begin assaulting positions defended by the Royal Australian Regiment and the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry at the Battle of Kapyong.
25 Apr

Battle of Kapyong
Korean War: Assaulting Chinese forces are forced to withdraw after heavy fighting with UN forces, primarily made up of Australian and Canadian troops, at the Battle of Kapyong.
3 May

Harry Truman
The United States Senate Committee on Armed Services and United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations begin their closed door hearings into the dismissal of General Douglas MacArthur by U.S. President Harry Truman.
15 Oct

Combined oral contraceptive pill
Mexican chemist Luis E. Miramontes conducts the very last step of the first synthesis of norethisterone, the progestin that would later be used in one of the first three oral contraceptives.

Births on June 10

Tony Mundine (boxer)

Born on June 10, 1951

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Events on 1951

Seoul

Battle of Kapyong

Battle of Kapyong

Harry Truman

Combined oral contraceptive pill