- 1914 – Maurice Guillaux lands in Sidney - The first airmail delivery from Melbourne to Sydney is achieved.
- 1928 – Russell Mockridge, Olympic gold medal winning cyclist, born in South Melbourne, Victoria.
- 1983 – The first death attributable to AIDS occurred in Australia.
- 1984 – The National Crime Authority is established.
- 2005 – Amy Gillett, cyclist and rower, is killed in Germany in a road accident.