1803  - 

Early Australian sea-explorer, George Bass, disappears. 

1869  - 

The first permanent white settlers arrive in Darwin, Australia. 

1869  - 

The world's largest recorded gold nugget is found in Victoria, Australia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welcome_Stranger

1947  - 

Australia's first cloud-seeding experiment resulting in artificially produced rain is carried out at Bathurst, New South Wales. 

2002  - 

It is reported that the remains of a Tasmanian tiger have been found on the Eyre Peninsula. 

1922  - 

The first issue of the Readers Digest is published.