Born on 14 January 1960

At A Glance

14 January 1960 at a glance

Day of the week

14 January 1960 was a Thursday.

Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)

“Joey's Song / Ooh! Look-a-There, Ain't She Pretty?” by Bill Haley & His Comets 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 1960

The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1960 was Swiss Family Robinson.

Star sign

The star sign for 14 January is Capricorn.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 14 January 1960 fell in the Year of the Pig.

Birthstone

The birthstone for January is Garnet.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 14 January 1960 was Full Moon.

On this day: 14 January

• 1953 Josip Broz Tito is elected the first President of Yugoslavia.
• 1954 The Hudson Motor Car Company merges with Nash-Kelvinator Corporation forming the American Motors Corporation.
• 1957 Kripalu Maharaj is named fifth Jagadguru (world teacher) after giving seven days of speeches before 500 Hindu scholars.
• 1960 The Reserve Bank of Australia, the country's central bank and banknote issuing authority authorized by the 1959 Reserve Bank Act, is established.
• 1967 Counterculture of the 1960s: The Human Be-In takes place in San Francisco, California's Golden Gate Park, launching the Summer of Love.

Famous people born on 14 January

• Holland Taylor, American actress and playwright (born 1943)
• Dave Grohl, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and drummer (born 1969)
• Jason Bateman, American actor, director, and producer (born 1969)
• LL Cool J, American rapper and actor (born 1968)

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