At A Glance
15 March 1962 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 15 March 1962 was a Thursday.
- Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)
- “Multiplication / Irresistible You” by Bobby Darin 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 1962
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1962 was Lawrence of Arabia.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 15 March is Pisces.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 15 March 1962 fell in the Year of the Tiger.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for March is Aquamarine.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 15 March 1962 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 15 March
- 1943 World War II: Third Battle of Kharkiv: The Germans retake the city of Kharkiv from the Soviet armies.
- 1951 The Iranian oil industry is nationalized.
- 1961 At the 1961 Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference, South Africa announces that it will withdraw from the Commonwealth when the South African Constitution of 1961 comes into effect.
- 1965 President Lyndon B. Johnson, responding to the Selma crisis, tells the U.S. Congress "We shall overcome" while advocating the Voting Rights Act.
- 1978 Somalia and Ethiopia sign a truce to end the Ethio-Somali War.
Famous people born on 15 March
- Mike Tomlin, American football player and coach (born 1972)
- Eva Longoria, American actress (born 1975)
- Alia Bhatt, British actress (born 1993)
- Andrew Jackson, American general, judge, and politician, 7th President of the United States (1767–1845)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 1962 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '1962 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 1 March – The final section of the Cahill Expressway opens in Sydney.
- 4 March – NBN Television opens in Newcastle, New South Wales as NBN-3.
- 18 March – WIN Television opens in Wollongong, New South Wales as WIN-4.
Life in Australia in 1962
Prime Minister
Robert Menzies
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
Petrol (per litre)
$0.05
Loaf of Bread
$0.13
Average House
$6,500
Weekly Wage
$18.00
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Famous Faces Born in the 1960s
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