1802  - 

Flinders crosses the 129th degree of longitude, which is later to become the border between Western Australia and South Australia. 

1788  - 

Today is Australia Day, commemorating the arrival of the First Fleet at Port Jackson, New South Wales. 

1808  - 

Governor William Bligh is overthrown in the "Rum Rebellion". 

2013  - 

A series of tornadoes rips through southeast Queensland, causing major damage.