1876  - 

Jack London, author of "Call of the Wild", is born.

1899  - 

Paul Hermann Muller, the man who discovered that DDT was a potent insecticide, is born. 

2005  - 

Nine die in a devastating bushfire on the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia. 

2011  - 

Tugboat skippers Doug Hislop and Peter Fenton heroically prevent Brisbanes twin Gateway Bridges from being damaged by floating debris. 

1979  - 

Singer "Tiny Tim" establishes a new world non-stop singing record of 2 hours, 15 minutes and 7 seconds.