Dan Kelly | |
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 Dan Kelly, probably in 1877 | |
| Born | 1 June 1861 |
| Died | 28 June 1880 (aged 19) Glenrowan, Victoria, Australia |
| Cause of death | Killed by the police |
| Occupation | Bushranger |
| Height | 5 ft (152 cm) 6" |
Dan Kelly (1 June 1861 – 28 June 1880) was an Australian bushranger and outlaw. He was the son of an Irish convict and youngest brother of bushranger Ned Kelly. Dan and his brother killed three policemen. They formed the Kelly Gang with two friends. Dan Kelly died during the famous capture of Glenrowan.
More books have been written about the Kelly Gang than any other subject in Australian history. The Kelly Gang were the subject of the world's first full-length feature movie, The Story of the Kelly Gang, made in 1906. They robbed banks, took over whole towns, and kept the people in Victoria and New South Wales frightened. For two years the Victorian police searched for them and locked up their friends and families, but could not find them.