- 1790 – John Irving, is the first convict emancipated in New South Wales.
- 1851 – formation of an Anti-Transportation League from anti-transportation organisations in Victoria and Tasmania.
- 1890 – The steamship RMS Quetta sinks off Cape York Peninsula, killing 133.
- 1973 – The federal voting age is lowered from 21 to 18.
- 2004 – Central City Studios, a five-studio film production complex, opens in the Melbourne Docklands.