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13 February 1968 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 13 February 1968 was a Tuesday.
- Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)
- “Sadie (The Cleaning Lady)” by John Farnham 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 13 February is Aquarius.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 13 February 1968 fell in the Year of the Monkey.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for February is Amethyst.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 13 February 1968 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 13 February
- 1960 With the success of a nuclear test codenamed "Gerboise Bleue", France becomes the fourth country to possess nuclear weapons.
- 1960 Black college students stage the first of the Nashville sit-ins at three lunch counters in Nashville, Tennessee.
- 1961 An allegedly 500,000-year-old rock is discovered near Olancha, California, US, that appears to anachronistically encase a spark plug.
- 1967 American researchers discover the Madrid Codices by Leonardo da Vinci in the National Library of Spain.
- 1975 Fire at One World Trade Center (North Tower) of the World Trade Center in New York.
Famous people born on 13 February
- Stockard Channing, American actress (born 1944)
- Henry Rollins, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (born 1961)
- Peter Gabriel, English singer-songwriter and musician (born 1950)
- Robbie Williams, English singer-songwriter (born 1974)
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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