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25 February 1956 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 25 February 1956 was a Saturday.
- Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)
- “Sixteen Tons” recorded by "Tennessee" Ernie Ford and Frankie Laine 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 1956
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1956 was The Ten Commandments.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 25 February is Pisces.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 25 February 1956 fell in the Year of the Monkey.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for February is Amethyst.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 25 February 1956 was Full Moon.
On this day: 25 February
- 1941 The outlawed Communist Party of the Netherlands organises a general strike in German-occupied Amsterdam to protest against Nazi persecution of Dutch Jews.
- 1947 The formal abolition of Prussia is proclaimed by the Allied Control Council, the Prussian government having already been abolished by the Preußenschlag of 1932.
- 1948 In a coup d'état led by Klement Gottwald, the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia takes control of government in Prague to end the Third Czechoslovak Republic.
- 1951 The first Pan American Games are officially opened in Buenos Aires by Argentine President Juan Perón.
- 1956 In his speech On the Cult of Personality and Its Consequences, Nikita Khrushchev, leader of the Soviet Union, denounces Stalin.
Famous people born on 25 February
- Carrot Top, American comedian (born 1965)
- George Harrison, English singer-songwriter, guitarist and film producer (1943–2001)
- Rashida Jones, American actress and writer (born 1976)
- Téa Leoni, American actress (born 1966)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 1956 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '1956 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 16 September – Australia's first TV station TCN-9 begins regular transmission in Sydney
- 4 November – HSV-7 begins as Melbourne's first TV Station.
- 5 November – The first TV station of the Australian Broadcasting Commission is launched; ABN-2 Sydney.
Life in Australia in 1956
Prime Minister
Robert Menzies
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
Petrol (per litre)
$0.04
Loaf of Bread
$0.11
Average House
$4,500
Weekly Wage
$11.50
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Famous Faces Born in the 1950s
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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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