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.
- 1800 – First copper coins circulated in New South Wales.
- 1813 – George William Evans, assistant surveyor, sets out to confirm the earlier discoveries of Blaxland, Lawson and Wentworth.
- 1834 – The first permanent European settlement on the north coast of Bass Strait is established at Portland.
- 1937 – Hubert Opperman completes an epic bicycle ride from Fremantle, Western Australia to Sydney, taking 13 days, 10 hours and 11 minutes.
- 1941 – The cruiser HMAS Sydney (pictured) is involved in a mutually destructive battle with the German ship Kormoran off Western Australia. All 645 aboard Sydney die (read the full story here).
- 1996 – US President Bill Clinton makes a visit to Australia in which he addresses both Houses of Parliament.
- 1996 – Martin Bryant is sentenced to 35 consecutive sentences of life imprisonment plus 1035 years without parole for the Port Arthur massacre.
International Observances.
- Day of Discovery of Puerto Rico (Puerto Rico)
- Day of Missile Forces and Artillery (Russia, Belarus)
- Flag Day (Brazil)
- Garifuna Settlement Day (Belize)
- International Men’s Day
- Liberation Day (Mali)
- Martyrs’ Day (Uttar Pradesh, India)
- The Sovereign Prince’s Day (Monaco)
- Women’s Entrepreneurship Day
- World Toilet Day
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