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14 December 1943 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 14 December 1943 was a Tuesday.
- Top Film of 1943
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1943 was For Whom the Bell Tolls.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 14 December is Sagittarius.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 14 December 1943 fell in the Year of the Goat.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for December is Turquoise.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 14 December 1943 was Waning Gibbous.
On this day: 14 December
- 1939 Winter War: The Soviet Union is expelled from the League of Nations for invading Finland.
- 1940 Plutonium (specifically Pu-238) is first isolated at Berkeley, California.
- 1948 Thomas T. Goldsmith Jr. and Estle Ray Mann are granted a patent for their cathode-ray tube amusement device, the earliest known interactive electronic game.
- 1955 Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Ceylon, Finland, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Jordan, Laos, Libya, Nepal, Portugal, Romania and Spain join the United Nations through United Nations Security Council Resolution 109.
- 1958 The 3rd Soviet Antarctic Expedition becomes the first to reach the southern pole of inaccessibility.
Famous people born on 14 December
- George VI (1895–1952)
- Raphinha, Brazilian footballer (born 1996)
- Michael Owen, English footballer and sportscaster (born 1979)
- Vanessa Hudgens, American actress and singer (born 1988)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 1943 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '1943 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 3 March – A Soviet embassy is established in Canberra, and an Australian diplomat is posted to Moscow as ambassador.
- 4 March – Damien Parer wins Australia's first Academy Award (Best Documentary Feature) for the film Kokoda Front Line.
- 12 June – A general election is held in Victoria.
Life in Australia in 1943
Prime Minister
John Curtin
Monarch
King George VI
Petrol (per litre)
$0.01
Loaf of Bread
$0.06
Average House
$1,350
Weekly Wage
$3.60
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Famous Faces Born in the 1940s
Well-known people born in the same decade as you, not on your birthday.
Olivia Newton-John26 September 1948SingerView their day →Angry Anderson5 August 1947Rock singerView their day →Rick Springfield23 August 1949Musician & singer-songwriterView their day →Bon Scott9 July 1946SingerView their day →Miriam Margolyes18 May 1941ActressView their day →John Farnham1 July 1949SingerView their day →Cassandra Harris15 December 1948ActressView their day →Helen Reddy25 October 1941Singer & actressView their day →Sources: Wikidata and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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