- 1800 – Phillip Gidley King becomes third Governor of New South Wales.
- 1824 – John Oxley recommends a new settlement be founded at Brisbane after finding Moreton Bay unsuitable.
- 1962 – Paddington tram depot fire destroys 65 trams in Brisbane.
- 1969 – A meteorite fell over the Murchison region of Western Australia, 100 kg of rock was recovered.