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12 March 1960 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 12 March 1960 was a Saturday.
- Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)
- “What Do You Want to Make Those Eyes at Me For?” by Emile Ford and the Checkmates 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 1960
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1960 was Swiss Family Robinson.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 12 March is Pisces.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 12 March 1960 fell in the Year of the Rat.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for March is Aquamarine.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 12 March 1960 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 12 March
- 1942 The Battle of Java ends with the surrender of the American-British-Dutch-Australian Command to the Empire of Japan in Bandung, West Java, Dutch East Indies.
- 1947 Cold War: The Truman Doctrine is proclaimed to help stem the spread of Communism.
- 1967 Suharto takes power from Sukarno when the Provisional People's Consultative Assembly inaugurate him as Acting President of Indonesia.
- 1968 Mauritius gains independence from the United Kingdom.
- 1971 The 1971 Turkish military memorandum is sent to the Süleyman Demirel government of Turkey and the government resigns.
Famous people born on 12 March
- Lesley Manville, English actress (born 1956)
- Liza Minnelli, American actress, singer and dancer (born 1946)
- Frank Welker, American voice actor and singer (born 1946)
- James Taylor, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1948)
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Events of 1960 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '1960 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 14 January – The Reserve Bank and Commonwealth Bank are created.
- 15 January – The 2nd Annual Logie Awards are held the Savoy Hotel in Brighton, Victoria, although they are not televised. Graham Kennedy wins the "Star of the Year" (Gold Logie) award.
- 9 February – Georgian-born Australian amateur ocean rower Michael 'Tarzan' Fomenko is repatriated to Sydney from Hollandia, the capital of then-Dutch New Guinea, having arrived there the December prior after a months-long sea voyage from Queensland in a dugout canoe.
Life in Australia in 1960
Prime Minister
Robert Menzies
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
Petrol (per litre)
$0.04
Loaf of Bread
$0.13
Average House
$6,000
Weekly Wage
$16.00
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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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