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12 September 1950 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 12 September 1950 was a Tuesday.
- Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)
- “Quicksilver” by Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters 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 1950
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1950 was Cinderella.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 12 September is Virgo.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 12 September 1950 fell in the Year of the Tiger.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 12 September 1950 was New Moon.
On this day: 12 September
- 1942 World War II: First day of the Battle of Edson's Ridge during the Guadalcanal Campaign. U.S. Marines protecting Henderson Field are attacked by Imperial Japanese Army troops.
- 1943 World War II: Benito Mussolini is rescued from house arrest by German commando forces led by Otto Skorzeny.
- 1944 World War II: The liberation of Yugoslavia from Axis occupation continues. Bajina Bašta in western Serbia is among the liberated cities.
- 1953 U.S. Senator and future President John Fitzgerald Kennedy marries Jacqueline Lee Bouvier at St. Mary's Church in Newport, Rhode Island.
- 1958 Jack Kilby demonstrates the first working integrated circuit while working at Texas Instruments.
Famous people born on 12 September
- Sydney Sweeney, American actress (born 1997)
- Emmy Rossum, American singer and actress (born 1986)
- Paul Walker, American actor (1973–2013)
- Hans Zimmer, German composer and producer (born 1957)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 1950 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '1950 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 8 February – Petrol rationing ends, nearly ten years after it was introduced during World War II.
- 6 May – A state election is held in Tasmania. The result is a hung parliament, but Robert Cosgrove's Labor Party remains in power with independent support.
- 13 May – A state election is held in Victoria.
Life in Australia in 1950
Prime Minister
Robert Menzies
Monarch
King George VI
Petrol (per litre)
$0.03
Loaf of Bread
$0.09
Average House
$3,000
Weekly Wage
$8.00
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Famous Faces Born in the 1950s
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