- 1838 – John King, the sole survivor of the ill-fated Burke and Wills expedition, is born at Moy in the county of Tyrone, Ireland.
- 1900 – Upon his arrival in Australia, the first Governor-General, Lord Hopetoun, commits the so-called Hopetoun Blunder.
- 1905 – Women in Queensland are given the right to vote in state elections.
- 2003 – The Fourth Martin Ministry is formed in the Northern Territory following a major ministerial reshuffle.