Australia

Historical eventAugust 52021

Australia

Australia's second most populous state Victoria enters its sixth COVID-19 lockdown, enacting stage four restrictions statewide in reaction to six new COVID-19 cases recorded that morning.

5th anniversary in 2026

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In context

When
Thursday, August 5 20215 years ago
Category
Historical eventA dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
Era
21st century · 2020s
Anniversary
5th in 2026
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At a glance

Dates: From 2021.

What happened

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands. It has a land area of 7,688,287 km2 (2,968,464 sq mi), making it the sixth-largest country in the world, and is the world's flattest and driest inhabited continent. It is a megadiverse country, and its size gives it a wide variety of landscapes and climates, including deserts in the interior and tropical rainforests along the coast.

August 5 through the years

Other entries on the same calendar day, in order.

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  6. 2012White supremacy
  7. 2015United States Environmental Protection Agency
  8. 20152015 Gold King Mine waste water spill
  9. 2019Revocation of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir
  10. 2021Australia
  11. 2024Non-cooperation movement (2024)

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When did Australia happen?

August 5 2021 — 5 years ago, on a Thursday.

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