- 1930 – Don Bradman scores a record 452 not out in one cricket innings.
- 1932 – Joseph Lyons becomes the tenth Prime Minister of Australia.
- 1939 – Swimming champion Murray Rose is born in Nairn, Scotland.
- 1980 – Guillermo Vilas defeats John Sadri to win the Australian Open tennis Championship.
- 2004 – Australian captain Steve Waugh retires from Test cricket, playing his last match against India at the Sydney Cricket Ground.