At A Glance

1 March 1944 at a glance

Day of the week
1 March 1944 was a Wednesday.
Top Film of 1944
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1944 was Going My Way.
Star sign
The star sign for 1 March is Pisces.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 1 March 1944 fell in the Year of the Monkey.
Birthstone
The birthstone for March is Aquamarine.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 1 March 1944 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 1 March

  • 1941 World War II: Bulgaria signs the Tripartite Pact, allying itself with the Axis powers.
  • 1942 World War II: Japanese forces land on Java, the main island of the Dutch East Indies, at Merak and Banten Bay (Banten), Eretan Wetan (Indramayu) and Kragan (Rembang).
  • 1946 The Bank of England is nationalised.
  • 1947 The International Monetary Fund begins financial operations.
  • 1954 Armed Puerto Rican nationalists attack the United States Capitol building, injuring five Representatives.

Famous people born on 1 March

  • Javier Bardem, Spanish actor and producer (born 1969)
  • Tyreek Hill, American football player (born 1994)
  • Justin Bieber, Canadian singer-songwriter (born 1994)
  • Lupita Nyong'o, Kenyan-Mexican actress (born 1983)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 1944 in Australia

A selection from Wikipedia's '1944 in Australia'. Not a complete list.

  • 14 January – Meat rationing begins in Australia.
  • 15 April – Fred Paterson is elected to the Parliament of Queensland, representing the seat of Bowen. He remains the only member of the Communist Party of Australia to ever be elected to an Australian Parliament.
  • 5 August – The Cowra breakout occurs, with 545 Japanese prisoners of war escaping from the camp.

Life in Australia in 1944

Prime Minister

John Curtin

Monarch

King George VI

Petrol (per litre)

$0.01

Loaf of Bread

$0.06

Average House

$1,400

Weekly Wage

$3.80

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Famous Faces Born in the 1940s

Well-known people born in the same decade as you, not on your birthday.

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