- 1916 – Rescue of the 22 men Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition who remained on Elephant Island.
- 1959 – Mark 'Jacko' Jackson, Australian rules footballer and actor is born.
- 1992 – The Sydney Harbour Tunnel officially opens.
- 1999 – East Timor votes for independence from Indonesia. In the violence that follows, Australia is a major contributor of peacekeeping forces.