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 * 1914 – Maurice Guillaux lands in Sidney - The first airmail delivery from Melbourne to Sydney is achieved.
 * 1928 – Russell Mockridge, Olympic gold medal winning cyclist, born in South Melbourne, Victoria.
 * 1983 – The first death attributable to AIDS occurred in Australia.
 * 1984 – The National Crime Authority is established.
 * 2005 – Amy Gillett, cyclist and rower, is killed in Germany in a road accident.