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 * 1848 – Explorer Ludwig Leichhardt was last seen on the Darling Downs.
 * 1954 – Vladimir Petrov, a Soviet diplomat, defects to Australia, sparking the Petrov Affair.
 * 1969 – Actor Ben Mendelsohn is born.
 * 1982 – After almost 27 years in power, the Liberal/National coalition government is voted out in Victoria and replaced by the ALP.