Here are some of the events that happened on this day in Australian history. Please feel free to add others that you know of in the comments section.
- 1813 – The first commercial shipment of wool sent to Britain by John and Elizabeth Macarthur.
- 1892 – John Simpson Kirkpatrick, the man with the donkey at Gallipoli born.
- 1904 – Street lights in Sydney are electrically lit.
- 1925 – Actress Ruth Cracknell born in Maitland, New South Wales.
- 1940 – The Story Bridge (pictured) is opened in Brisbane
- 1942 – Elements of the Australian 9th Division arrive in El Alamein. The Division subsequently takes part in the First and Second Battle of El Alamein.
- 1945 – Frank Forde becomes the fifteenth Prime Minister of Australia.
- 1951 – Actor Geoffrey Rush is born in Toowoomba, Queensland.
- 1964 – Kevin Conway was killed in action, the first Australian battle casualty in the Vietnam War.
International Observances.
- The first day of the Festival of San Fermín, which lasts until July 14. (Pamplona)
- Constitution Day (Cayman Islands)
- Day of the Capital (Kazakhstan)
- Independence Day (Comoros), celebrates the independence of the Comoros from France in 1975.
- Independence Day (Malawi), celebrates the independence of Malawi from United Kingdom in 1964.
- International Kissing Day (informally observed)
- Jan Hus Day (Czech Republic)
- Kupala Night (Poland, Russia, Belarus and Ukraine)
- Statehood Day (Lithuania)
- Teachers’ Day (Peru)
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