- 1969 – Three thousand protesters against the Vietnam War rally outside the US Consulate in Melbourne.
- 1975 – Juanita Nielsen disappears, allegedly kidnapped and murdered.
- 1986 – After 10 years in power, Neville Wran resigns as Premier of New South Wales and is replaced by Barrie Unsworth.
- 1991 – Chinese-Australian heart surgeon Victor Chang was murdered in Sydney.
- 2002 – American Steve Fossett completes his solo balloon navigation of the world landing in Durham Downs, Queensland.