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11 December 1969 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 11 December 1969 was a Thursday.
- Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)
- “Something / Come Together” by The Beatles 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 1969
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1969 was Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 11 December is Sagittarius.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 11 December 1969 fell in the Year of the Rooster.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for December is Turquoise.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 11 December 1969 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 11 December
- 1960 French forces crack down in a violent clash with protesters in French Algeria during a visit by French president Charles de Gaulle.
- 1964 Che Guevara speaks at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City.
- 1972 Apollo 17 becomes the sixth and final Apollo mission to land on the Moon.
- 1978 The Lufthansa heist is committed by a group led by Lucchese family associate Jimmy Burke. It was the largest cash robbery ever committed on American soil, at that time.
- 1980 The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (also known as Superfund) is enacted by the U.S. Congress.
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 1969 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '1969 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 13 April – Trams in Brisbane (Queensland) end service after 84 years of operation.
- 10 May – The 1969 Tasmanian election is held, resulting in a hung parliament with the Australian Labor Party and Liberals winning 17 seats each.
- 19 June – The Commonwealth Conciliation and Arbitration Commission rules that equal pay for women doing the same work as men must be phased in by 1972.
Life in Australia in 1969
Prime Minister
John Gorton
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
Petrol (per litre)
$0.06
Loaf of Bread
$0.18
Average House
$10,000
Weekly Wage
$44.00
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Famous Faces Born in the 1960s
Well-known people born in the same decade as you, not on your birthday.
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 →Sources: Wikidata and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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