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The explosion cloud resulting from the Operation Hurricane detonation
- 1933 – Neale Fraser, tennis player and member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame, was born in Melbourne.
- 1950 – Pitting Australian and British forces against communist China, the First Battle of Maryang San in the Korean War begins
- 1952 – The first British nuclear test is conducted at Montebello Islands, Western Australia, at the invitation of the Menzies government.
- 1957 – Australian National Airways (ANA) is merged with Ansett to form Ansett-ANA.
- 1985 – The first Australian Formula One Grand Prix is raced in Adelaide.
- 1998 – The John Howard-led Coalition returned to power at federal election.
- 1992 – A Victorian state election sees Jeff Kennett and the Liberal Party defeat the incumbent Labor Government of Joan Kirner.
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