Historical Events
- 1902-08-01 Mine accident in Wollongong, Australia (100 die)
Famous Birthdays
- 1858-07-26 Tom Garrett, Australian cricket all-rounder (19 Tests, TS 51no, 34 wickets; NSW CA), born in Wollongong, Australia (d. 1943)
- 1941-09-02 Graeme Langlands, Australian rugby league fullback, captain and coach (24 Tests; St. George RLFC; ARL "Immortal"), born in Wollongong, Australia (d. 2018)
- 1951-08-05 John Jarratt, Australian actor, director and producer (Picnic at Hanging Rock), born in Wollongong, Australia
- 1954-06-15 Beverley Whitfield, Australian swimmer (Olympic Gold 1972), born in Wollongong, Australia (d. 1996)
- 1961-09-08 Paul Zanetti, Australian political cartoonist, born in Wollongong, Australia
- 1970-01-01 Brian Morton, Wollongong Australia, canoeist (Olympics 1996)
- 1976-11-08 Brett Lee, Australian cricketer (brother of Shane, AIS representative), born in Wollongong, Australia
- 1981-10-02 Luke Wilkshire, Australian soccer defender (80 caps; Dynamo Moscow, Bristol City), born in Wollongong, Australia
- 1991-09-19 Demelza Reveley, Australian model who won the 4th season of Australia's Next Top Model, born in Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia