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20 August 1966 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 20 August 1966 was a Saturday.
- Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)
- “Easyfever (EP): I'll Make You Happy / Too Much” by The Easybeats 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 20 August is Leo.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 20 August 1966 fell in the Year of the Horse.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for August is Peridot.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 20 August 1966 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 20 August
- 1960 Senegal breaks from the Mali Federation, declaring its independence.
- 1962 The NS Savannah, the world's first nuclear-powered civilian ship, embarks on its maiden voyage.
- 1968 Cold War: Warsaw Pact troops invade Czechoslovakia, crushing the Prague Spring. East German participation is limited to a few specialists due to memories of the recent war. Only Albania and Romania refuse to participate.
- 1975 Viking program: NASA launches the Viking 1 planetary probe toward Mars.
- 1977 Voyager program: NASA launches the Voyager 2 spacecraft.
Famous people born on 20 August
- Andrew Garfield, American-English actor (born 1983)
- Amy Adams, American actress (born 1974)
- Demi Lovato, American singer-songwriter and actress (born 1992)
- Ke Huy Quan, Vietnamese-American actor (born 1971)
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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