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Eureka Tower, Melbourne

• 1796 – Governor of New South Wales John Hunter disbands the convict night watch. He divides Sydney into four districts responsible for their own watchmen and orders houses to be numbered.
• 1914 – SMS Emden is engaged by HMAS Sydney near the Cocos Islands. During the course of the action, the German vessel was wrecked and run aground on North Keeling Island reef.
• 1942 – Serial killer Edward Leonski is hanged at Pentridge Prison in Melbourne.
• 1968 – Wally Grout, wicket-keeper who played cricket for Australia, dies from a heart attack at the early age of 41.
• 1978 – Sankey v Whitlam decision, relating to the "Loans Affair" handed down in the High Court of Australia.
• 1983 – Kevin Barlow and Brian Chambers are both arrested at Bayan Lepas International Airport for drug trafficking.
• 1984 – Singer and actress Delta Goodrem is born.
• 2004 – Eureka Tower in Melbourne becomes the tallest building in Australia.