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21 December 1945 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 21 December 1945 was a Friday.
- Top Film of 1945
- One of the highest-grossing films worldwide released in 1945 was The Bells of St. Mary's.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 21 December is Sagittarius.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 21 December 1945 fell in the Year of the Rooster.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for December is Turquoise.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 21 December 1945 was Waning Gibbous.
On this day: 21 December
- 1923 United Kingdom and Nepal formally sign an agreement of friendship, called the Nepal–Britain Treaty of 1923, which superseded the Treaty of Sugauli signed in 1816.
- 1934 Lieutenant Kijé, one of Sergei Prokofiev's best-known works, premiered.
- 1941 World War II: A Thai-Japanese Pact of Alliance is signed.
- 1963 "Bloody Christmas" begins in Cyprus, ultimately resulting in the displacement of 25,000–30,000 Turkish Cypriots and destruction of more than 100 villages.
- 1965 International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination is adopted.
Famous people born on 21 December
- Jane Fonda, American actress and activist (born 1937)
- Madelyn Cline, American actress and model (born 1997)
- Samuel L. Jackson, American actor and producer (born 1948)
- Emmanuel Macron, French politician, 25th President of France (born 1977)
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Events of 1945 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '1945 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 30 January – Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester becomes Australia's first royal Governor-General.
- 1 May – The Australian National Film Board is established.
- 9 May – Germany surrenders to the Allies, ending World War II in Europe.
Life in Australia in 1945
Prime Minister
Ben Chifley
Monarch
King George VI
Petrol (per litre)
$0.01
Loaf of Bread
$0.07
Average House
$1,500
Weekly Wage
$4.00
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Famous Faces Born in the 1940s
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