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2 August 1966 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 2 August 1966 was a Tuesday.
- Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)
- “Wild Thing” by The Troggs 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 2 August is Leo.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 2 August 1966 fell in the Year of the Horse.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for August is Peridot.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 2 August 1966 was Waning Gibbous.
On this day: 2 August
- 1944 ASNOM: Birth of the Socialist Republic of Macedonia, celebrated as Day of the Republic in North Macedonia.
- 1944 World War II: The largest trade convoy of the world wars arrives safely in the Western Approaches.
- 1945 World War II: The Potsdam Conference ends.
- 1982 The Helsinki Metro, the first rapid transit system of Finland, is opened to the general public.
- 1989 Pakistan is re-admitted to the Commonwealth of Nations after having restored democracy for the first time since 1972.
Famous people born on 2 August
- JD Vance, American politician, 50th vice president of the United States (born 1984)
- Charli XCX, English singer-songwriter (born 1992)
- Mary-Louise Parker, American actress (born 1964)
- Sam Worthington, English-Australian actor and producer (born 1976)
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.
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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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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