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23 January 1951 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 23 January 1951 was a Tuesday.
- 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 1951
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1951 was Quo Vadis.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 23 January is Aquarius.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 23 January 1951 fell in the Year of the Tiger.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for January is Garnet.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 23 January 1951 was Full Moon.
On this day: 23 January
- 1943 World War II: Troops of the British Eighth Army capture Tripoli in Libya from the German–Italian Panzer Army.
- 1945 World War II: German admiral Karl Dönitz launches Operation Hannibal, the evacuation of areas along the eastern Baltic coast.
- 1950 The Knesset resolves that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel.
- 1957 American inventor Walter Frederick Morrison sells the rights to his flying disc to the Wham-O toy company, which later renames it the "Frisbee".
- 1960 The bathyscaphe USS Trieste breaks a depth record by descending to 10,911 metres (35,797 ft) in the Pacific Ocean.
Famous people born on 23 January
- Mariska Hargitay, American actress and producer (born 1964)
- Tiffani Thiessen, American actress (born 1974)
- Subhas Chandra Bose, Indian freedom fighter and politician (1897–1945)
- Sully Sullenberger, American airline pilot and safety expert (born 1951)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 1951 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '1951 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 1 January – The 50th anniversary of Australian federation is celebrated.
- 9 March – The High Court of Australia rules in the case Australian Communist Party v Commonwealth that the Communist Party Dissolution Bill 1950, passed by the parliament to ban the Communist Party of Australia, was unconstitutional.
- 12 April – Conscription begins as the first call-up notice is issued under the National Service Act (1951), requiring Australian 18-year-old males to undergo compulsory military training.
Life in Australia in 1951
Prime Minister
Robert Menzies
Monarch
King George VI
Petrol (per litre)
$0.03
Loaf of Bread
$0.09
Average House
$3,300
Weekly Wage
$8.50
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