- 1792 – Major Sir Thomas Livingston Mitchell, surveyor and explorer of south-eastern Australia, was born.
- 1869 – Explorer Charles Sturt died.
- 1884 – The South Australian government of John Bray lost a no confidence motion over the introduction of a new tax and Bray was replaced as premier by the opposition leader John Colton.
- 1906 – The town of Roma, Queensland becomes the first town in Australia to be lit and powered by natural gas, however the gas reserve only lasts ten days.
- 1936 – Charles Perkins, Aboriginal activist is born.
- 1950 – Butter rationing ends.
- 1993 – Lindsay Hassett, Australian cricketer dies.