- 1822 – Reverend Archibald Macarthur, the first Presbyterian minister in Australia, arrives in Hobart.
- 1971 – Cyclone Althea hits Townsville and surrounding islands, killing three.
- 1972 – The official highest maximum temperature in Queensland, of 49.5°C (121.1°F), is recorded at Birdsville.
- 1974 – Cyclone Tracy devastates the city of Darwin. The official death toll was 71.