12.30pm (AEDT) – Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme/Government Services Bill Shorten addresses the National Press Club – Canberra

Independence Day – Zimbabwe

International Day for Monuments and Sites

International Jugglers Day

Birthdays for James Woods (1947), Conan O’Brien (1963), David Tennant (1971), and Kourtney Kardashian (1979)

Anniversary of:
• the publication of the world’s first crossword puzzle book, by Simon & Schuster (1924)
• the death of Albert Einstein (1955)
• the marriage of Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier III of Monaco (1956)
• Wham becoming the first western pop act to release an album in China (1985)