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12 November 1949 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 12 November 1949 was a Saturday.
- Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)
- “Riders in the Sky” recorded by Vaughn Monroe and Bing Crosby 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 1949
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1949 was Samson and Delilah.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 12 November is Scorpio.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 12 November 1949 fell in the Year of the Ox.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for November is Topaz.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 12 November 1949 was Waning Gibbous.
On this day: 12 November
- 1941 World War II: Temperatures around Moscow drop to −12 °C (10 °F) as the Soviet Union launches ski troops for the first time against the freezing German forces near the city.
- 1942 World War II: Naval Battle of Guadalcanal between Japanese and American forces begins near Guadalcanal. The battle lasts for three days and ends with an American victory.
- 1944 World War II: The Royal Air Force sink the German battleship Tirpitz, moored off Tromsø, Norway.
- 1954 Ellis Island ceases operations.
- 1956 Morocco, Sudan and Tunisia join the United Nations.
Famous people born on 12 November
- Anne Hathaway, American actress (born 1982)
- Ryan Gosling, Canadian actor, producer and singer (born 1980)
- Russell Westbrook, American basketball player (born 1988)
- Neil Young, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (born 1945)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 1949 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '1949 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 26 January – The Nationality and Citizenship Act is passed. Rather than being identified as subjects of Britain, the Act established Australian citizenship for people who met eligibility requirements.
- 2 March – A cyclone crosses the Central Queensland coast impacting Gladstone and Rockhampton.
- 16 March – Australia's domestic counter-intelligence and security agency, the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) is established, by order of the Directive for the Establishment and Maintenance of a Security Service.
Life in Australia in 1949
Prime Minister
Ben Chifley
Monarch
King George VI
Petrol (per litre)
$0.02
Loaf of Bread
$0.08
Average House
$2,200
Weekly Wage
$5.50
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Famous Faces Born in the 1940s
Well-known people born in the same decade as you, not on your birthday.
Olivia Newton-John26 September 1948SingerView their day →Angry Anderson5 August 1947Rock singerView their day →Rick Springfield23 August 1949Musician & singer-songwriterView their day →Bon Scott9 July 1946SingerView their day →Miriam Margolyes18 May 1941ActressView their day →John Farnham1 July 1949SingerView their day →Cassandra Harris15 December 1948ActressView their day →Helen Reddy25 October 1941Singer & actressView their day →Sources: Wikidata and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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