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12 November 1969 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 12 November 1969 was a Wednesday.
- Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)
- “The Star” by Ross D. Wyllie 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 12 November is Scorpio.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 12 November 1969 fell in the Year of the Rooster.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for November is Topaz.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 12 November 1969 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 12 November
- 1970 The Oregon Highway Division attempts to destroy a rotting beached sperm whale with explosives, leading to the now infamous "exploding whale" incident.
- 1970 The 1970 Bhola cyclone makes landfall on the coast of East Pakistan, becoming the deadliest tropical cyclone in history.
- 1971 Vietnam War: As part of Vietnamization, U.S. President Richard Nixon sets February 1, 1972 as the deadline for the removal of another 45,000 American troops from Vietnam.
- 1975 The Comoros joins the United Nations.
- 1977 France conducts the Oreste nuclear test as 14th in the group of 29, 1975–78 French nuclear tests series.
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 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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