- 1773 – Sir Thomas Makdougall Brisbane, namesake of Brisbane, is born.
- 1916 – Arthur Seaforth Blackburn and John Leak awarded the Victoria Cross for their separate actions at the Battle of Pozières.
- 1938 – Bert Newton, award-winning media personality, is born.
- 1995 – Former Prime Minister Bob Hawke marries his biographer, Blanche d'Alpuget.