Last day of Term 2 for public schools in Victoria, Queensland and the Northern Territory

World Whistleblowing Day

International Widows’ Day

Public Service Day

Take Your Dog to Work Day

Birthdays for Frances McDormand (1957) and Joel Edgerton (1974)

Anniversary of:
• the formal establishment of the International Olympic Committee (1894)
• the first contraceptive pill is made available for purchase in the US (1960)
• the Childers Palace Backpackers Hostel fire that killed 15 tourists visiting the Queensland town (2000)
• the UK’s Brexit referendum (2016)
• Ash Barty winning the Birmingham title, becoming women’s world #1 (2019)