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14 November 1950 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 14 November 1950 was a Tuesday.
- Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)
- “Mona Lisa” recorded by Dennis Day and Nat "King" Cole 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 1950
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1950 was Cinderella.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 14 November is Scorpio.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 14 November 1950 fell in the Year of the Tiger.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for November is Topaz.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 14 November 1950 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 14 November
- 1938 The Lions Gate Bridge, connecting Vancouver to the North Shore region, opens to traffic.
- 1941 World War II: The aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal sinks due to torpedo damage from the German submarine U-81 sustained on November 13.
- 1952 The New Musical Express publishes the first regular UK Singles Chart.
- 1957 The "Apalachin meeting" in rural Tioga County in upstate New York is raided by law enforcement; many high-level Mafia figures are arrested while trying to flee.
- 1960 Ruby Bridges becomes the first black child to attend an all-white elementary school in Louisiana.
Famous people born on 14 November
- Charles III, King of the United Kingdom and 14 other Commonwealth realms (born 1948)
- Travis Barker, American drummer, songwriter, and producer (born 1975)
- Josh Duhamel, American model and actor (born 1972)
- Jawaharlal Nehru, Indian lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of India (1889–1964)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 1950 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '1950 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 8 February – Petrol rationing ends, nearly ten years after it was introduced during World War II.
- 6 May – A state election is held in Tasmania. The result is a hung parliament, but Robert Cosgrove's Labor Party remains in power with independent support.
- 13 May – A state election is held in Victoria.
Life in Australia in 1950
Prime Minister
Robert Menzies
Monarch
King George VI
Petrol (per litre)
$0.03
Loaf of Bread
$0.09
Average House
$3,000
Weekly Wage
$8.00
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Famous Faces Born in the 1950s
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