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17 October 1969 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 17 October 1969 was a Friday.
- Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)
- “Part Three into Paper Walls / The Girl That I Love” by Russell Morris 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 October is Libra.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 17 October 1969 fell in the Year of the Rooster.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for October is Opal.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 17 October 1969 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 17 October
- 1961 The first attempt of the apartheid analogy by Ahmad Shukeiri.
- 1965 The 1964–65 New York World's Fair closes after two years and more than 51 million attendees.
- 1969 The Caravaggio painting Nativity with St. Francis and St. Lawrence is stolen from the Oratory of Saint Lawrence in Palermo.
- 1973 OPEC imposes an oil embargo against countries they deem to have helped Israel in the Yom Kippur War.
- 1975 'Salem's Lot, an American vampire novel by Stephen King, is published.
Famous people born on 17 October
- Eminem, American rapper, producer, and actor (born 1972)
- Norm Macdonald, Canadian actor, comedian, producer, and screenwriter (1959–2021)
- Rita Hayworth, American actress, singer and dancer (1918–1987)
- Matthew Macfadyen, English actor (born 1974)
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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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