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13 November 1945 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 13 November 1945 was a Tuesday.
- Top Film of 1945
- One of the highest-grossing films worldwide released in 1945 was The Bells of St. Mary's.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 13 November is Scorpio.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 13 November 1945 fell in the Year of the Rooster.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for November is Topaz.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 13 November 1945 was First Quarter.
On this day: 13 November
- 1940 Walt Disney's animated musical film Fantasia is first released at New York's Broadway Theatre, on the first night of a roadshow.
- 1942 World War II: Naval Battle of Guadalcanal: U.S. and Japanese ships engage in an intense, close-quarters surface naval engagement during the Guadalcanal campaign.
- 1945 FC Dynamo Moscow open their exhibition tour of the United Kingdom with a 3–3 draw against Chelsea, breaking the record attendance for a British club football match.
- 1954 Great Britain defeats France to capture the first ever Rugby League World Cup in Paris in front of around 30,000 spectators.
- 1956 The Supreme Court of the United States affirmed a lower court ruling that invalidated Alabama laws requiring segregated buses, thus ending the Montgomery bus boycott.
Famous people born on 13 November
- Steve Zahn, American actor and singer (born 1967)
- Lando Norris, British-Belgian race car driver (born 1999)
- Gerard Butler, Scottish actor (born 1969)
- Whoopi Goldberg, American actress, comedian, and talk show host (born 1955)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 1945 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '1945 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 30 January – Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester becomes Australia's first royal Governor-General.
- 1 May – The Australian National Film Board is established.
- 9 May – Germany surrenders to the Allies, ending World War II in Europe.
Life in Australia in 1945
Prime Minister
Ben Chifley
Monarch
King George VI
Petrol (per litre)
$0.01
Loaf of Bread
$0.07
Average House
$1,500
Weekly Wage
$4.00
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Famous Faces Born in the 1940s
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