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.
- 1880 – Ned Kelly (pictured) is captured at Glenrowan, Victoria; Dan Kelly, Steve Hart and Joe Byrne are killed.
- 1894 – A Colonial Conference held in Ottawa, Canada, resolved to lay a telegraph cable between Canada and Australia.
- 1919 – Prime minister Billy Hughes signs the Treaty of Versailles on Australia’s behalf. Australia gained mandate over German New Guinea.
- 1981 – Painter Russell Drysdale dies.
International Observances.
- Constitution Day (Ukraine)
- Poznań Remembrance Day (Poland)
- Vidovdan, celebrating St. Vitus and an important day in Serbian history. (Eastern Orthodox Church)
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