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1965Dec, 27

Chris Mainwaring

Chris Mainwaring, Australian footballer and journalist (d. 2007)
Christopher Douglas Mainwaring (27 December 1965 – 1 October 2007) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL) and for the East Fremantle Football Club in the West Australian Football League (WAFL).

Adored by young fans for his handsome appearance, Mainwaring was one of the most popular footballers of his era. At his peak, he was one of the finest wingmen in the AFL, forming a devastating midfield combination with Peter Matera in the early 1990s, but after a serious knee injury in 1997 he was never able to recapture his best form.

After retiring in 1999, Mainwaring worked as a television presenter and sports journalist with the Seven Network and a radio presenter with Mix 94.5 before his tragic death in 2007 from a drug overdose at the age of 41 shocked and saddened the football community.

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Events on 1965

  • 8Mar

    Vietnam War

    Thirty-five hundred United States Marines are the first American land combat forces committed during the Vietnam War.
  • 15Mar

    Voting Rights Act

    President Lyndon B. Johnson, responding to the Selma crisis, tells U.S. Congress "We shall overcome" while advocating the Voting Rights Act.
  • 6Aug

    Voting Rights Act of 1965

    US President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act of 1965 into law.
  • 27Nov

    Lyndon B. Johnson

    Vietnam War: The Pentagon tells U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson that if planned operations are to succeed, the number of American troops in Vietnam has to be increased from 120,000 to 400,000.
  • 28Nov

    Ferdinand Marcos

    Vietnam War: In response to U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson's call for "more flags" in Vietnam, Philippine President-elect Ferdinand Marcos announces he will send troops to help fight in South Vietnam.