1903    Hallam Tennyson, 2nd Baron Tennyson, son of the famous poet Alfred Tennyson, becomes the second Governor-General of Australia.

1931    Sir Isaac Isaacs is sworn in as the first Australian-born Governor-General of Australia.

1975    Australian constitutional crisis of 1975: Australian Governor-General Sir John Kerr dismisses the government of Gough Whitlam, appoints Malcolm Fraser as caretaker Prime Minister and announces a general election to be held in early December.

2003    Peter Hollingworth becomes the first Governor-General of Australia to resign his office as a result of criticism of his conduct.