fred hollows By nicd6g Apr 9, 1929 birth Period: Apr 9, 1929 to Feb 10, 1993 birth May 21, 1946 victoria university May 21, 1950 bible college, university of ortago May 23, 1955 wellington hospital, house surgeon May 23, 1958 married mary skiller May 23, 1961 studied opthamology May 24, 1971 set up first aboriginal eye care centre May 24, 1975 mary skiller died, director of NTEHP May 24, 1980 chairman of division of opthamology of unsw May 25, 1980 married Gabi O'sullivan May 25, 1988 diagnosed with cancer Apr 26, 1989 became an australian citizen May 25, 1992 the fred hollows foundation was luanched Feb 10, 1993 died in sydney, buried in bourke