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Australian War Memorial at Lone Pine
- 1915 – The Battle of Lone Pine begins on Gallipoli, seven Australians are awarded the Victoria Crosses for this battle.
- 1919 – Harry Butler made the first air flight over a major body of water in Australia.
- 1951 – Entertainer Daryl Somers is born.
- 1986 – Retailers Coles & Co and Myer Pty Ltd amalgamate.
- 1986 – A record 328 millimetres of rain is dumped on Sydney, New South Wales in a single day. The resulting floods kill six people.
- 1996 – Australian census takes place.
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