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March 26, 1967 - Martin Bryant

Australian mass murderer who carried out the Port Arthur massacre in Tasmania on April 28, 1996, killing 35 people and wounding 23 others. It was the deadliest mass shooting in Australian history and led to major gun law reforms. Sentenced to 35 life sentences without parole.

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Martin John Bryant (born 7 May 1967) is an Australian convicted mass murderer who perpetrated the Port Arthur massacre on 28 and 29 April 1996, in which he fatally shot 35 people and injured 23 others. He is currently serving 35 life sentences, and 1,652 years without the possibility of parole, at Risdon Prison in Hobart, Tasmania.

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