At A Glance

13 June 1966 at a glance

Day of the week
13 June 1966 was a Monday.
Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)
“Hitch Hiker” by Bobby and Laurie 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 1966
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1966 was The Bible: In the Beginning.
Star sign
The star sign for 13 June is Gemini.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 13 June 1966 fell in the Year of the Horse.
Birthstone
The birthstone for June is Pearl.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 13 June 1966 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 13 June

  • 1956 Spanish football club Real Madrid CF wins the inaugural European Cup, UEFA's premier club competition, by winning 4–3 against French club Stade de Reims in the final.
  • 1966 The United States Supreme Court rules in Miranda v. Arizona that the police must inform suspects of their Fifth Amendment rights before questioning them (colloquially known as "Mirandizing").
  • 1967 U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson nominates Solicitor-General Thurgood Marshall to become the first black justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.
  • 1971 Vietnam War: The New York Times begins publication of the Pentagon Papers.
  • 1973 In a game versus the Philadelphia Phillies at Veterans Stadium, Los Angeles Dodgers teammates Steve Garvey, Davey Lopes, Ron Cey and Bill Russell play together as an infield for the first time, going on to set the Major League Baseball record of staying together for 8+1⁄2 years.

Famous people born on 13 June

  • Chris Evans, American actor and producer (born 1981)
  • Stellan Skarsgård, Swedish actor (born 1951)
  • Aaron Taylor-Johnson, English actor (born 1990)
  • Kat Dennings, American actress and comedian (born 1986)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 1966 in Australia

A selection from Wikipedia's '1966 in Australia'. Not a complete list.

  • 14 January – Ballet dancer and choreographer Robert Helpmann is named as 1965's Australian of the Year.
  • 14 February – Decimalisation of the Australian currency; the Australian dollar replaces the Australian pound at the rate of ten shillings to the dollar.
  • 10 March – On advice from Immigration Minister Hubert Opperman, federal cabinet reverses a decision of September 1964, agreeing that non-Europeans could be selected on an individual basis to enter as immigrants with permanent resident status and naturalisation on an equal basis with European applicants.

Life in Australia in 1966

Prime Minister

Harold Holt

Monarch

Queen Elizabeth II

Petrol (per litre)

$0.06

Loaf of Bread

$0.15

Average House

$8,000

Weekly Wage

$35.00

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Famous Faces Born in the 1960s

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