{"slug": "south-australia", "label": "South Australia", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Australia", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35715", "qid": "Q35715", "description": "state of Australia", "entries": 15, "years": 13, "span": [1627, 1986], "span_label": ["1627 CE", "1986 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 4}, {"title": "Exploration & Expansion", "count": 2}, {"title": "Births", "count": 2}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 2}, {"title": "Technology & Infrastructure", "count": 2}, {"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 1}, {"title": "Culture & Society", "count": 1}, {"title": "Disasters & Accidents", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "new-south-wales", "label": "New South Wales", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "victoria-australia", "label": "Victoria (Australia)", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "netherlands", "label": "Netherlands", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "prime-minister-of-australia", "label": "Prime Minister of Australia", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "australia", "label": "Australia", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "western-australia", "label": "Western Australia", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "tasmania", "label": "Tasmania", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "crown-colony", "label": "Crown colony", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "queen-victoria", "label": "Queen Victoria", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 1627, "year_label": "1627 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": "January 26", "text": "January 26 – The Dutch ship t Gulden Zeepaert, skippered by François Thijssen, makes the first recorded European sighting of the coast of South Australia.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371072250#January–March", "title": "1627", "revid": 1371072250, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1789, "year_label": "1789 CE", "section": "Births", "date": "May 1", "text": "May 1 – George Fife Angas, English coachbuilder, businessman and politician; founder of South Australia (d. 1879)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368818853#Births", "title": "1789", "revid": 1368818853, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": 1826, "year_label": "1826 CE", "section": "Births", "date": "June 24", "text": "June 24 – George Goyder, surveyor-general of South Australia (d. 1898)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373386632#January–June", "title": "1826", "revid": 1373386632, "section": "Births › January–June"}}, {"year": 1836, "year_label": "1836 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "December 26", "text": "December 26 – The Crown colony of South Australia is officially proclaimed (subsequently celebrated in the state of South Australia as Proclamation Day).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368342504#October–December", "title": "1836", "revid": 1368342504, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1836, "year_label": "1836 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "December 28", "text": "December 28 – The Colony of South Australia is founded by Captain John Hindmarsh.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368342504#October–December", "title": "1836", "revid": 1368342504, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1836, "year_label": "1836 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": "July 27", "text": "July 27 – The settlement of Adelaide, South Australia, is founded.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368342504#July–September", "title": "1836", "revid": 1368342504, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1839, "year_label": "1839 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "October 6", "text": "October 6 – William Light, British Army colonel, first Surveyor-General of South Australia (b. 1786)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360384794#July–December", "title": "1839", "revid": 1360384794, "section": "Deaths › July–December"}}, {"year": 1840, "year_label": "1840 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "June 18", "text": "June 18 – Maria massacre: British brigantine Maria is wrecked off South Australia. 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