At A Glance

19 October 1966 at a glance

Day of the week
19 October 1966 was a Wednesday.
Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)
“Yellow Submarine / Eleanor Rigby” by The Beatles 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 1966
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1966 was The Bible: In the Beginning.
Star sign
The star sign for 19 October is Libra.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 19 October 1966 fell in the Year of the Horse.
Birthstone
The birthstone for October is Opal.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 19 October 1966 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 19 October

  • 1955 The General Assembly of the European Broadcasting Union approves the staging of the first Eurovision Song Contest.
  • 1956 The Soviet Union and Japan sign a Joint Declaration, officially ending the state of war between the two countries that had existed since August 1945.
  • 1960 The United States imposes a near-total trade embargo against Cuba.
  • 1973 President Nixon rejects an Appeals Court decision that he turn over the Watergate tapes.
  • 1974 Niue becomes a self-governing colony of New Zealand.

Famous people born on 19 October

  • Rebecca Ferguson, Swedish actress (born 1983)
  • Lil Durk, American rapper (born 1992)
  • Jon Favreau, American actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1966)
  • John Lithgow, American actor (born 1945)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 1966 in Australia

A selection from Wikipedia's '1966 in Australia'. Not a complete list.

  • 14 January – Ballet dancer and choreographer Robert Helpmann is named as 1965's Australian of the Year.
  • 14 February – Decimalisation of the Australian currency; the Australian dollar replaces the Australian pound at the rate of ten shillings to the dollar.
  • 10 March – On advice from Immigration Minister Hubert Opperman, federal cabinet reverses a decision of September 1964, agreeing that non-Europeans could be selected on an individual basis to enter as immigrants with permanent resident status and naturalisation on an equal basis with European applicants.
More events of 1966 →Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Life in Australia in 1966

Prime Minister

Harold Holt

Monarch

Queen Elizabeth II

Petrol (per litre)

$0.06

Loaf of Bread

$0.15

Average House

$8,000

Weekly Wage

$35.00

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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 →

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