At A Glance

1 November 1966 at a glance

Day of the week
1 November 1966 was a Tuesday.
Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)
“Lady Godiva” by Peter and Gordon was No. 1 on David Kent's retrospective Australian chart. This chart was compiled later by David Kent from radio station charts.
Top Film of 1966
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1966 was The Bible: In the Beginning.
Star sign
The star sign for 1 November is Scorpio.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 1 November 1966 fell in the Year of the Horse.
Birthstone
The birthstone for November is Topaz.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 1 November 1966 was Waning Gibbous.

On this day: 1 November

  • 1963 The Arecibo Observatory in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, with the largest radio telescope ever constructed, officially opens.
  • 1963 The 1963 South Vietnamese coup begins.
  • 1968 The Motion Picture Association of America's film rating system is officially introduced, originating with the ratings G, M, R, and X.
  • 1973 Watergate scandal: Leon Jaworski is appointed as the new Watergate Special Prosecutor.
  • 1973 The Indian state of Mysore is renamed as Karnataka to represent all the regions within Karunadu.

Famous people born on 1 November

  • Tim Cook, American businessman and engineer, current CEO of Apple Inc. (born 1960)
  • Jenny McCarthy, American actress and model (born 1972)
  • Aishwarya Rai, Indian model and actress (born 1973)
  • Toni Collette, Australian actress (born 1972)

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Events of 1966 in Australia

A selection from Wikipedia's '1966 in Australia'. Not a complete list.

  • 14 January – Ballet dancer and choreographer Robert Helpmann is named as 1965's Australian of the Year.
  • 14 February – Decimalisation of the Australian currency; the Australian dollar replaces the Australian pound at the rate of ten shillings to the dollar.
  • 10 March – On advice from Immigration Minister Hubert Opperman, federal cabinet reverses a decision of September 1964, agreeing that non-Europeans could be selected on an individual basis to enter as immigrants with permanent resident status and naturalisation on an equal basis with European applicants.

Life in Australia in 1966

Prime Minister

Harold Holt

Monarch

Queen Elizabeth II

Petrol (per litre)

$0.06

Loaf of Bread

$0.15

Average House

$8,000

Weekly Wage

$35.00

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Famous Faces Born in the 1960s

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