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12 July 1968 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 12 July 1968 was a Friday.
- Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)
- “This Guy's in Love with You” by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass 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 1968
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1968 was 2001: A Space Odyssey.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 12 July is Cancer.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 12 July 1968 fell in the Year of the Monkey.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for July is Ruby.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 12 July 1968 was Waning Gibbous.
On this day: 12 July
- 1960 Orlyonok, the main Young Pioneer camp of the Russian SFSR, is founded.
- 1971 The Australian Aboriginal flag is flown for the first time.
- 1973 A fire destroys the entire sixth floor of the National Personnel Records Center of the United States.
- 1975 São Tomé and Príncipe declare independence from Portugal.
- 1979 The island nation of Kiribati becomes independent from the United Kingdom.
Famous people born on 12 July
- Julius Caesar, Roman politician and general (born -100)
- Steve Howey, American actor (born 1977)
- Malala Yousafzai, Pakistani-English activist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1997)
- Vinícius Júnior, Brazilian footballer (born 2000)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 1968 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '1968 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 31 January – The Australian-administered United Nations trust territory of Nauru became independent, in accordance with the provisions of the Nauru Independence Act 1967.
- 17 April – A state election is held in South Australia. Steele Hall (Liberal and Country League) defeats Don Dunstan (ALP), and becomes Premier of South Australia.
- 1 May – The Duke of Edinburgh arrives in Australia for a ten-day visit.
Life in Australia in 1968
Prime Minister
John Gorton
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
Petrol (per litre)
$0.06
Loaf of Bread
$0.17
Average House
$9,000
Weekly Wage
$40.00
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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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