At A Glance

18 July 1949 at a glance

Day of the week
18 July 1949 was a Monday.
Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)
“The Pussy Cat Song (Nyow! Nyot Nyow!)” by Patty Andrews & Bob Crosby 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 1949
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1949 was Samson and Delilah.
Star sign
The star sign for 18 July is Cancer.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 18 July 1949 fell in the Year of the Ox.
Birthstone
The birthstone for July is Ruby.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 18 July 1949 was Last Quarter.

On this day: 18 July

  • 1925 Adolf Hitler publishes Mein Kampf.
  • 1942 The Germans test fly the Messerschmitt Me 262 using its jet engines for the first time.
  • 1944 World War II: Hideki Tōjō resigns as Prime Minister of Japan because of numerous setbacks in the war effort.
  • 1966 Human spaceflight: Gemini 10 is launched from Cape Kennedy on a 70-hour mission that includes docking with an orbiting Agena target vehicle.
  • 1968 Intel is founded in Mountain View, California.

Famous people born on 18 July

  • Kristen Bell, American actress (born 1980)
  • Priyanka Chopra, Indian actress, singer, and film producer (born 1982)
  • James Norton, English actor (born 1985)
  • Vin Diesel, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1967)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 1949 in Australia

A selection from Wikipedia's '1949 in Australia'. Not a complete list.

  • 26 January – The Nationality and Citizenship Act is passed. Rather than being identified as subjects of Britain, the Act established Australian citizenship for people who met eligibility requirements.
  • 2 March – A cyclone crosses the Central Queensland coast impacting Gladstone and Rockhampton.
  • 16 March – Australia's domestic counter-intelligence and security agency, the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) is established, by order of the Directive for the Establishment and Maintenance of a Security Service.
More events of 1949 →Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Life in Australia in 1949

Prime Minister

Ben Chifley

Monarch

King George VI

Petrol (per litre)

$0.02

Loaf of Bread

$0.08

Average House

$2,200

Weekly Wage

$5.50

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