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• 1629 - The Batavia struck a reef on Beacon Island off the Western Australian coast, part of the Houtman Abrolhos.
• 1924 - The first human voice was successfully transmitted from London to Australia from Marconi's experimental station.
• 1942 - The Uniform Income Tax Act, giving the Commonwealth government the sole right to collect tax for the duration of the war, came into effect.
• 1959 - The Soviet embassy in Canberra re-opened after closing in 1954 as a result of the Petrov Affair.
• 1985 - Melbourne celebrates its 150th anniversary