Here are some of the events that happened on this day in Australian history. Please feel free to add others that you know of in the comments section.
- 1852 – The Murrumbidgee River flooded Gundagai, New South Wales killing 89 of the population of 250. The town was moved to higher ground.
- 1867 – Bushrangers the Clarke brothers executed in Sydney.
- 1908 – Art Gallery of Western Australia (pictured) opens.
- 1912 – Landscape gardener and botanist William Guilfoyle died.
International Observances.
- Arbor Day (Philippines)
- Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Mozambique from Portugal in 1975.
- National Catfish Day (United States)
- Statehood Day (Slovenia)
- Statehood Day (Virginia)
- Teacher’s Day (Guatemala)
- World Vitiligo Day
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