- 1880 – Redmond Barry, the judge who sentenced Ned Kelly to be hanged, died just twelve days after Kelly was hanged.
- 1932 – The statue of The Dog on the Tuckerbox is unveiled at Gundagai, New South Wales by Prime Minister Joseph Lyons.
- 1955 – The Cocos Islands come under Australian control.
- 1961 – Cricketer Merv Hughes is born.