Thomas Blamey
- 218 – With the support of the Syrian legions, Elagabalus defeated the forces of Roman emperor Macrinus.
- 1776 – American Revolutionary War: British forces defeated the Continental Army at the Battle of Trois-Rivières, the last major battle fought on Quebec soil that was part of the American colonists' invasion of Quebec.
- 1941 – World War II: The Allies commenced the Syria–Lebanon Campaign against the possessions of Vichy France in the Levant.
- 1950 – Thomas Blamey (pictured) became the only Australian to attain the rank of field marshal.
- 2007 – A major storm in New South Wales, Australia, beached the bulk carrier ship MV Pasha Bulker.
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