At A Glance

11 December 1950 at a glance

Day of the week
11 December 1950 was a Monday.
Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)
“Mona Lisa” recorded by Dennis Day and Nat "King" Cole 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 1950
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1950 was Cinderella.
Star sign
The star sign for 11 December is Sagittarius.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 11 December 1950 fell in the Year of the Tiger.
Birthstone
The birthstone for December is Turquoise.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 11 December 1950 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 11 December

  • 1941 World War II: Germany and Italy declare war on the United States, following the Americans' declaration of war on the Empire of Japan in the wake of the attack on Pearl Harbor. The United States, in turn, declares war on them.
  • 1941 World War II: Poland declares war on the Empire of Japan.
  • 1946 The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) is established.
  • 1948 Arab–Israeli War: The United Nations passes General Assembly Resolution 194, creating a Conciliation Commission to mediate the conflict.
  • 1958 French Upper Volta and French Dahomey gain self-government from France, becoming the Republic of Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso) and the Republic of Dahomey (now Benin), respectively, and joining the French Community.

Famous people born on 11 December

  • Hailee Steinfeld, American actress, singer and songwriter (born 1996)
  • Jermaine Jackson, American singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (born 1954)
  • Osho, Indian guru, mystic, and educator (1931–1990)
  • Colleen Hoover, American author (born 1979)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 1950 in Australia

A selection from Wikipedia's '1950 in Australia'. Not a complete list.

  • 8 February – Petrol rationing ends, nearly ten years after it was introduced during World War II.
  • 6 May – A state election is held in Tasmania. The result is a hung parliament, but Robert Cosgrove's Labor Party remains in power with independent support.
  • 13 May – A state election is held in Victoria.

Life in Australia in 1950

Prime Minister

Robert Menzies

Monarch

King George VI

Petrol (per litre)

$0.03

Loaf of Bread

$0.09

Average House

$3,000

Weekly Wage

$8.00

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Famous Faces Born in the 1950s

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

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