At A Glance
11 January 1962 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 11 January 1962 was a Thursday.
- Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)
- “My Boomerang Won't Come Back” by Charlie Drake 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 1962
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1962 was Lawrence of Arabia.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 11 January is Capricorn.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 11 January 1962 fell in the Year of the Ox.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for January is Garnet.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 11 January 1962 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 11 January
- 1957 The African Convention is founded in Dakar, Senegal.
- 1961 Throgs Neck Bridge over the East River, linking New York City's boroughs of The Bronx and Queens, opens to road traffic.
- 1962 Cold War: While tied to its pier in Polyarny, the Soviet submarine B-37 is destroyed when fire breaks out in its torpedo compartment.
- 1964 Surgeon General of the United States Dr. Luther Terry, M.D., publishes the landmark report Smoking and Health: Report of the Advisory Committee to the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service saying that smoking may be hazardous to health, sparking national and worldwide anti-smoking efforts.
- 1966 The Tbilisi Metro is opened.
Famous people born on 11 January
- Alexander Hamilton, Nevisian-American general, economist and politician, 1st United States Secretary of the Treasury (1755–1804)
- Jamie Vardy, English footballer (born 1987)
- Son Ye-jin, South Korean actress (born 1982)
- Naomi Judd, American singer-songwriter and actress (1946–2022)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 1962 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '1962 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 1 March – The final section of the Cahill Expressway opens in Sydney.
- 4 March – NBN Television opens in Newcastle, New South Wales as NBN-3.
- 18 March – WIN Television opens in Wollongong, New South Wales as WIN-4.
Life in Australia in 1962
Prime Minister
Robert Menzies
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
Petrol (per litre)
$0.05
Loaf of Bread
$0.13
Average House
$6,500
Weekly Wage
$18.00
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Famous Faces Born in the 1960s
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