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20 May 1964 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 20 May 1964 was a Wednesday.
- Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)
- “Can't Buy Me Love / You Can't Do That” 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 1964
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1964 was My Fair Lady.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 20 May is Taurus.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 20 May 1964 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for May is Emerald.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 20 May 1964 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 20 May
- 1949 In the United States, the Armed Forces Security Agency, the predecessor to the National Security Agency, is established.
- 1964 Discovery of the cosmic microwave background radiation by Robert Woodrow Wilson and Arno Penzias.
- 1967 The Popular Movement of the Revolution political party is established in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- 1969 The Battle of Hamburger Hill in Vietnam ends.
- 1980 In a referendum in Quebec, the population rejects, with 60% of the vote, a government proposal to move towards independence from Canada.
Famous people born on 20 May
- Enes Kanter Freedom, Turkish basketball player (born 1992)
- Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer, English journalist and author (born 1964)
- Cher, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress (born 1946)
- Timothy Olyphant, American actor and producer (born 1968)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 1964 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '1964 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 29 January – The Royal Australian Air Force takes delivery of its first two Mirage fighter jets.
- 3 February – Cyclone Dora strikes the west coast of Cape York Peninsula causing extensive damage to the Edward River and Mitchell River Aboriginal missions.
- 27 March – There is a split in the Communist Party of Australia and the Communist Party of Australia (Marxist-Leninist) is formed.
Life in Australia in 1964
Prime Minister
Robert Menzies
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
Petrol (per litre)
$0.05
Loaf of Bread
$0.14
Average House
$7,000
Weekly Wage
$20.00
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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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