At A Glance

16 September 1969 at a glance

Day of the week
16 September 1969 was a Tuesday.
Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)
“Honky Tonk Women” by The Rolling Stones 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 1969
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1969 was Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.
Star sign
The star sign for 16 September is Virgo.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 16 September 1969 fell in the Year of the Rooster.
Birthstone
The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 16 September 1969 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 16 September

  • 1966 The Metropolitan Opera House opens at Lincoln Center in New York City with the world premiere of Samuel Barber's opera Antony and Cleopatra.
  • 1970 King Hussein of Jordan declares war against the Palestine Liberation Organization, the conflict came to be known as Black September.
  • 1975 Papua New Guinea gains independence from Australia.
  • 1975 Cape Verde, Mozambique, and São Tomé and Príncipe join the United Nations.
  • 1975 The first prototype of the Mikoyan MiG-31 interceptor makes its maiden flight.

Famous people born on 16 September

  • Alexis Bledel, American actress (born 1981)
  • Nick Jonas, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1992)
  • Henry V of England (1386–1422)
  • Chase Stokes, American actor (born 1992)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 1969 in Australia

A selection from Wikipedia's '1969 in Australia'. Not a complete list.

  • 13 April – Trams in Brisbane (Queensland) end service after 84 years of operation.
  • 10 May – The 1969 Tasmanian election is held, resulting in a hung parliament with the Australian Labor Party and Liberals winning 17 seats each.
  • 19 June – The Commonwealth Conciliation and Arbitration Commission rules that equal pay for women doing the same work as men must be phased in by 1972.

Life in Australia in 1969

Prime Minister

John Gorton

Monarch

Queen Elizabeth II

Petrol (per litre)

$0.06

Loaf of Bread

$0.18

Average House

$10,000

Weekly Wage

$44.00

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Famous Faces Born in the 1960s

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