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22 March 1966 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 22 March 1966 was a Tuesday.
- Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)
- “These Boots Are Made for Walkin'” by Nancy Sinatra 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 22 March is Aries.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 22 March 1966 fell in the Year of the Horse.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for March is Aquamarine.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 22 March 1966 was New Moon.
On this day: 22 March
- 1960 Arthur Leonard Schawlow and Charles Hard Townes receive the first patent for a laser.
- 1963 The Beatles release their debut album Please Please Me.
- 1972 The United States Congress sends the Equal Rights Amendment to the states for ratification.
- 1972 In Eisenstadt v. Baird, the United States Supreme Court decides that unmarried persons have the right to possess contraceptives.
- 1975 A fire at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Power Plant in Decatur, Alabama, causes a dangerous reduction in cooling water levels.
Famous people born on 22 March
- Reese Witherspoon, American actress (born 1976)
- William Shatner, Canadian actor (born 1931)
- Cole Hauser, American actor (born 1975)
- Noah LaLonde, American actor. Known for his role as Cole Walter in My Life with the Walter Boys. (born 1998)
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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