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17 January 1969 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 17 January 1969 was a Friday.
- Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)
- “White Room / Those Were the Days” by Cream 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 17 January is Capricorn.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 17 January 1969 fell in the Year of the Monkey.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for January is Garnet.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 17 January 1969 was New Moon.
On this day: 17 January
- 1948 The Renville Agreement between the Netherlands and Indonesia is ratified.
- 1950 The Great Brink's Robbery: Eleven thieves steal more than $2 million from an armored car company's offices in Boston.
- 1950 United Nations Security Council Resolution 79 relating to arms control is adopted.
- 1961 U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower delivers a televised farewell address to the nation three days before leaving office, in which he warns against the accumulation of power by the "military–industrial complex" as well as the dangers of massive spending, especially deficit spending.
- 1981 President of the Philippines Ferdinand Marcos lifts martial law eight years and five months after declaring it.
Famous people born on 17 January
- Jim Carrey, Canadian-American actor, comedian, and producer (born 1962)
- Enzo Fernández, Argentinian footballer (born 2001)
- Muhammad Ali, American boxer and activist (1942–2016)
- Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Jr., American environmental lawyer, writer, and conspiracy theorist (born 1954)
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
Well-known people born in the same decade as you, not on your birthday.
Nicole Kidman20 June 1967Actress & producerView their day →Hugh Jackman12 October 1968Actor & singerView their day →Simon Baker30 July 1969Actor & directorView their day →Steve Irwin22 February 1962Zookeeper & conservationistView their day →Kylie Minogue28 May 1968Singer & actressView their day →Cate Blanchett14 May 1969Actor & producerView their day →Guy Pearce5 October 1967ActorView their day →Eric Bana9 August 1968ActorView their day →Sources: Wikidata and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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