At A Glance
25 June 1960 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 25 June 1960 was a Saturday.
- Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)
- “Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport” by Rolf Harris 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 1960
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1960 was Swiss Family Robinson.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 25 June is Cancer.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 25 June 1960 fell in the Year of the Rat.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for June is Pearl.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 25 June 1960 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 25 June
- 1947 The Diary of a Young Girl (better known as The Diary of Anne Frank) is published.
- 1948 The United States Congress passes the Displaced Persons Act to allow World War II refugees to immigrate to the United States above quota restrictions.
- 1950 The Korean War begins with the invasion of South Korea by North Korea.
- 1960 Cold War: Two cryptographers working for the United States National Security Agency left for vacation to Mexico, and from there defected to the Soviet Union.
- 1975 Mozambique achieves independence from Portugal.
Famous people born on 25 June
- Anthony Bourdain, American chef and author (1956–2018)
- George Michael, English singer-songwriter and producer (1963–2016)
- Mckenna Grace, American actress, singer and songwriter (born 2006)
- Linda Cardellini, American actress (born 1975)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 1960 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '1960 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 14 January – The Reserve Bank and Commonwealth Bank are created.
- 15 January – The 2nd Annual Logie Awards are held the Savoy Hotel in Brighton, Victoria, although they are not televised. Graham Kennedy wins the "Star of the Year" (Gold Logie) award.
- 9 February – Georgian-born Australian amateur ocean rower Michael 'Tarzan' Fomenko is repatriated to Sydney from Hollandia, the capital of then-Dutch New Guinea, having arrived there the December prior after a months-long sea voyage from Queensland in a dugout canoe.
Life in Australia in 1960
Prime Minister
Robert Menzies
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
Petrol (per litre)
$0.04
Loaf of Bread
$0.13
Average House
$6,000
Weekly Wage
$16.00
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Sources: Wikidata and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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