- 1909 – Australian actor Chips Rafferty was born in Broken Hill.
- 1984 – The $100 note was put into circulation, Douglas Mawson and John Tebbutt were illustrated on the note.
- 2006 – The 2006 Commonwealth Games held in Melbourne close, Australia wins 84 gold, 69 silver and 68 bronze medals, the most of any competing nation.