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24 September 1952 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 24 September 1952 was a Wednesday.
- Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)
- “Walkin' My Baby Back Home” by Johnnie Ray 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 1952
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1952 was This Is Cinerama.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 24 September is Libra.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 24 September 1952 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 24 September 1952 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 24 September
- 1948 The Honda Motor Company is founded.
- 1950 The eastern United States is covered by a thick haze from the Chinchaga fire in western Canada.
- 1954 AEC Routemaster, the iconic London bus was introduced.
- 1954 The Cochabamba–Santa Cruz highway connecting western and eastern Bolivia is inaugurated.
- 1957 President Eisenhower sends the 101st Airborne Division to Little Rock, Arkansas, to enforce desegregation.
Famous people born on 24 September
- Harriet Walter, English actress (born 1950)
- Phil Hartman, Canadian-American actor and screenwriter (1948–1998)
- Linda McCartney, American singer, photographer, and activist (1941–1998)
- F. Scott Fitzgerald, American novelist and short story writer (1896–1940)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 1952 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '1952 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 20 January – The first express trains run between Melbourne and Adelaide, following the completion of a railway between the two cities.
- 18 April – Owen Dixon becomes Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia.
- 29 April – The ANZUS Treaty between Australia, New Zealand and the United States comes into force.
Life in Australia in 1952
Prime Minister
Robert Menzies
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
Petrol (per litre)
$0.03
Loaf of Bread
$0.10
Average House
$3,600
Weekly Wage
$9.00
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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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