Events in Cocos (Keeling) Islands History
- 1914-11-09 Off Cocos Island, near Sumatra, the Australian cruiser 'Sydney' sinks German cruiser 'Emden', which has been attacking ships in the Pacific
- 1955-11-03 Australia takes control of Cocos Islands
- 1955-11-23 Britain transfers the Cocos (Keeling) Islands in the Indian Ocean to Australia
Famous Australians
Adrian Quist
Adut Akech
Alfred Deakin
Allan Border
Andrew Fisher
Andrew Symonds