Name The Year: Gold fields discovered in Australia.?

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In 1871 Marcel---------- , French novelist (Remembrance of Things Past), born. ?

In 1925 The official news agency of the Soviet Union ---------- was established. ?

In 1926 Fred---------- , actor (The Munsters), writer, born. ?

In 1940 The Battle of ---------- began as Nazi forces attacked by air. ?

In 1942 Pyotr I.---------- , Soviet cosmonaut (Soyuz 13, 18, 30), born. ?