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- 1772 – Lieutenant Louis Aleno de St Aloüarn of the French Navy made the first claim of sovereignty over Western Australia by a European power, at Turtle Bay, Dirk Hartog Island.
- 1816 – After arriving in Sydney as a convict Francis Greenway was appointed the government's first Civil Architect.
- 1932 – The Grey Street Bridge, later renamed the William Jolly Bridge, was opened in Brisbane.
- 1985 – Sallyanne Atkinson was elected as Brisbane’s Lord Mayor, the first woman to hold the post and the first woman Lord Mayor in Australia.
- 1996 – Victoria re-elects the Liberal/National coalition government of Jeff Kennett for a second term.