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21 March 1964 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 21 March 1964 was a Saturday.
- Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)
- “I Saw Her Standing There / Love Me Do” 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 21 March is Aries.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 21 March 1964 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for March is Aquamarine.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 21 March 1964 was First Quarter.
On this day: 21 March
- 1963 Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary closes.
- 1965 Ranger program: NASA launches Ranger 9, the last in a series of uncrewed lunar space probes.
- 1965 Martin Luther King Jr. leads 3,200 people on the start of the third and finally successful civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1968 Battle of Karameh in Jordan between the Israel Defense Forces and the combined forces of the Jordanian Armed Forces and PLO.
- 1970 The first Earth Day proclamation is issued by Joseph Alioto, Mayor of San Francisco.
Famous people born on 21 March
- Gary Oldman, English actor, filmmaker, musician, and author (born 1958)
- Rosie O'Donnell, American actress, producer, and talk show host (born 1962)
- Ronaldinho, Brazilian footballer (born 1980)
- Matthew Broderick, American actor (born 1962)
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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