At A Glance

13 November 1964 at a glance

Day of the week
13 November 1964 was a Friday.
Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)
“She's a Mod” by Ray Columbus and the Invaders 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 1964
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1964 was My Fair Lady.
Star sign
The star sign for 13 November is Scorpio.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 13 November 1964 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
Birthstone
The birthstone for November is Topaz.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 13 November 1964 was First Quarter.

On this day: 13 November

  • 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.
  • 1966 In response to Fatah raids against Israelis near the West Bank border, Israel launches an attack on the village of As-Samu.
  • 1967 The first of its many UFO sightings is made at Pudasjärvi, Finland.
  • 1982 The Vietnam Veterans Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C. after a march to its site by thousands of Vietnam War veterans.

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 1964 in Australia

A selection from Wikipedia's '1964 in Australia'. Not a complete list.

  • 29 January – The Royal Australian Air Force takes delivery of its first two Mirage fighter jets.
  • 3 February – Cyclone Dora strikes the west coast of Cape York Peninsula causing extensive damage to the Edward River and Mitchell River Aboriginal missions.
  • 27 March – There is a split in the Communist Party of Australia and the Communist Party of Australia (Marxist-Leninist) is formed.

Life in Australia in 1964

Prime Minister

Robert Menzies

Monarch

Queen Elizabeth II

Petrol (per litre)

$0.05

Loaf of Bread

$0.14

Average House

$7,000

Weekly Wage

$20.00

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Famous Faces Born in the 1960s

Well-known people born in the same decade as you, not on your birthday.

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