At A Glance

1 October 1963 at a glance

Day of the week
1 October 1963 was a Tuesday.
Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)
“Bombora” by The Atlantics 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 1963
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1963 was Cleopatra.
Star sign
The star sign for 1 October is Libra.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 1 October 1963 fell in the Year of the Rabbit.
Birthstone
The birthstone for October is Opal.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 1 October 1963 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 1 October

  • 1961 The United States Defense Intelligence Agency is formed, becoming the country's first centralized military intelligence organization.
  • 1962 James Meredith becomes the first African American student to enroll at the University of Mississippi.
  • 1963 On its third anniversary as an independent nation, Nigeria became a republic.
  • 1964 The Free Speech Movement is launched on the campus of the University of California, Berkeley.
  • 1964 Japanese Shinkansen ("bullet trains") begin high-speed rail service from Tokyo to Osaka.

Famous people born on 1 October

  • Julie Andrews, English actress and singer (born 1935)
  • Jimmy Carter, American naval lieutenant, politician, 39th President of the United States, and Nobel Prize laureate (1924–2024)
  • Fernando Mendoza, American football player (born 2003)
  • Brie Larson, American actress (born 1989)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 1963 in Australia

A selection from Wikipedia's '1963 in Australia'. Not a complete list.

  • 21 March – At the conference, Arthur Calwell and Gough Whitlam were photographed outside the venue at Kingston in Canberra. Although Calwell was the Leader of the Opposition, neither man was a member of the federal executive.
  • 14 August – Yolngu people petitioned the Australian House of Representatives with a bark petition after the government sold part of the Arnhem Land reserve on 13 March to a bauxite mining company. The government did not consult the traditional owners.
  • 1 November – Indigenous Australians could vote in federal elections on the same basis as other electors when an amendment to the Commonwealth Electoral Act became law.
More events of 1963 →Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Life in Australia in 1963

Prime Minister

Robert Menzies

Monarch

Queen Elizabeth II

Petrol (per litre)

$0.05

Loaf of Bread

$0.14

Average House

$6,800

Weekly Wage

$19.00

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Nicole Kidman20 June 1967Actress & producerView their day →Hugh Jackman12 October 1968Actor & singerView their day →Simon Baker30 July 1969Actor & directorView their day →Steve Irwin22 February 1962Zookeeper & conservationistView their day →Kylie Minogue28 May 1968Singer & actressView their day →Cate Blanchett14 May 1969Actor & producerView their day →Guy Pearce5 October 1967ActorView their day →Eric Bana9 August 1968ActorView their day →

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