Gday...

1934  -     The first person to travel in space, Yuri Gagarin, is born. 

1837  -     The settlement of Melbourne is named.

1857  -     South Australia holds its first elections, but an unusually large number of informal votes are submitted. 

1870  -     Granny Smith, who gave her name to the Granny Smith apple, dies. 

1945  -     The US firebombs Tokyo, killing 100,000.

Cheers - John