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![Arrival of the first Ghan into Darwin](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Arrival_of_the_first_Ghan_into_Darwin.jpg/100px-Arrival_of_the_first_Ghan_into_Darwin.jpg)
- 1821 – Sir Thomas Brisbane is commissioned as Governor to succeed Macquarie, he replaces Maquarie on 1 December of the same year.
- 1954 – Queen Elizabeth arrives in Australia with Prince Philip on a royal tour.
- 1967 – Ronald Ryan is hanged at Melbourne's Pentridge Gaol, becoming the last person to be legally executed in Australia.
- 1983 – Bob Hawke becomes leader of the Australian Labor Party.
- 2004 – The Ghan arrives in Darwin, completing the first passenger rail journey from Adelaide to Darwin.