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23 December 1950 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 23 December 1950 was a Saturday.
- Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)
- “Goodnight Irene” by Gordon Jenkins & The Weavers 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 1950
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1950 was Cinderella.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 23 December is Capricorn.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 23 December 1950 fell in the Year of the Tiger.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for December is Turquoise.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 23 December 1950 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 23 December
- 1936 Colombia becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.
- 1941 World War II: After 15 days of fighting, the Imperial Japanese Army occupies Wake Island.
- 1947 The transistor is first demonstrated at Bell Laboratories.
- 1954 First successful kidney transplant is performed by J. Hartwell Harrison and Joseph Murray.
- 1955 The first film adaptation of Väinö Linna's novel The Unknown Soldier, directed by Edvin Laine, premieres.
Famous people born on 23 December
- Jim Harbaugh, American football player and coach (born 1963)
- Eddie Vedder, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1964)
- Corey Haim, Canadian actor (1971–2010)
- Joseph Smith, American religious leader, founder of the Latter Day Saint movement (1805–1844)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 1950 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '1950 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 8 February – Petrol rationing ends, nearly ten years after it was introduced during World War II.
- 6 May – A state election is held in Tasmania. The result is a hung parliament, but Robert Cosgrove's Labor Party remains in power with independent support.
- 13 May – A state election is held in Victoria.
Life in Australia in 1950
Prime Minister
Robert Menzies
Monarch
King George VI
Petrol (per litre)
$0.03
Loaf of Bread
$0.09
Average House
$3,000
Weekly Wage
$8.00
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Famous Faces Born in the 1950s
Well-known people born in the same decade as you, not on your birthday.
Angus Young31 March 1955GuitaristView their day →Nick Cave22 September 1957Musician & singerView their day →Pauline Hanson27 May 1954PoliticianView their day →Geoffrey Rush6 July 1951ActorView their day →Deborra-Lee Furness30 November 1955ActressView their day →Chrissy Amphlett25 October 1959SingerView their day →Judy Davis23 April 1955ActressView their day →Malcolm Young6 January 1953GuitaristView their day →Sources: Wikidata and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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