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11 February 1969 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 11 February 1969 was a Tuesday.
- Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)
- “Lily the Pink” by The Scaffold 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 February is Aquarius.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 11 February 1969 fell in the Year of the Monkey.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for February is Amethyst.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 11 February 1969 was Waning Crescent.
On this day: 11 February
- 1959 The Federation of Arab Emirates of the South is created as a protectorate of the United Kingdom.
- 1963 The Beatles record their first album, Please Please Me.
- 1970 Japan launches Ohsumi, becoming the fourth nation to put an object into orbit using its own booster.
- 1971 Cold War: The Seabed Arms Control Treaty opens for signature, outlawing nuclear weapons on the ocean floor in international waters.
- 1979 The Iranian Revolution establishes an Islamic theocracy under the leadership of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.
Famous people born on 11 February
- Jennifer Aniston, American actress and producer (born 1969)
- Damian Lewis, English actor (born 1971)
- Burt Reynolds, American actor and director (1936–2018)
- Carey Lowell, American actress (born 1961)
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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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