Born on 24 January 1968

At A Glance

24 January 1968 at a glance

Day of the week

24 January 1968 was a Wednesday.

Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)

“Sadie (The Cleaning Lady)” by John Farnham 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 1968

The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1968 was 2001: A Space Odyssey.

Star sign

The star sign for 24 January is Aquarius.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 24 January 1968 fell in the Year of the Goat.

Birthstone

The birthstone for January is Garnet.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 24 January 1968 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 24 January

• 1960 Algerian War: Some units of European volunteers in Algiers stage an insurrection known as the "barricades week", during which they seize government buildings and clash with local police.
• 1968 Vietnam War: The 1st Australian Task Force launches Operation Coburg against the North Vietnamese Army and Viet Cong during wider fighting around Long Bình and Biên Hòa.
• 1972 Japanese Sgt. Shoichi Yokoi is found hiding in a Guam jungle, where he had been since the end of World War II.
• 1978 Soviet satellite Kosmos 954, with a nuclear reactor on board, burns up in Earth's atmosphere, scattering radioactive debris over Canada's Northwest Territories. Only 1% is recovered.
• 1986 The Voyager 2 space probe makes its closest approach to Uranus.

Famous people born on 24 January

• Sharon Tate, American model and actress (1943–1969)
• Tatyana Ali, American actress and singer (born 1979)
• Neil Diamond, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1941)
• John Belushi, American actor and screenwriter (1949–1982)

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