- 1954 – World champion boxer Jimmy Carruthers retires, undefeated.
- 1956 – The first post-war British nuclear tests begin in Australia, with Operation Mosaic at Monte Bello Islands, Western Australia.
- 1983 – NSW Premier Neville Wran steps aside in response to allegations raised by ABC TV program Four Corners that he attempted to influence the NSW Magistracy.
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