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27 October 1968 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 27 October 1968 was a Sunday.
- Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)
- “Hey Jude / Revolution” by The Beatles 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 27 October is Scorpio.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 27 October 1968 fell in the Year of the Monkey.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for October is Opal.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 27 October 1968 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 27 October
- 1958 Iskander Mirza, the first President of Pakistan, is deposed by General Ayub Khan, who had been appointed the enforcer of martial law by Mirza 20 days earlier.
- 1961 NASA tests the first Saturn I rocket in Mission Saturn-Apollo 1.
- 1962 By refusing to agree to the firing of a nuclear torpedo at a US warship, Vasily Arkhipov averts nuclear war.
- 1964 Ronald Reagan delivers a speech on behalf of the Republican candidate for president, Barry Goldwater. The speech launches his political career and comes to be known as "A Time for Choosing".
- 1971 The Democratic Republic of the Congo is renamed Zaire.
Famous people born on 27 October
- Theodore Roosevelt, American colonel and politician, 26th President of the United States, Nobel Prize laureate (1858–1919)
- Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Brazilian union leader and politician, 35 and 39th President of Brazil (born 1945)
- John Cleese, English actor, comedian, screenwriter and producer (born 1939)
- Sylvia Plath, American poet, novelist, and short story writer (1932–1963)
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Events of 1968 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '1968 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 31 January – The Australian-administered United Nations trust territory of Nauru became independent, in accordance with the provisions of the Nauru Independence Act 1967.
- 17 April – A state election is held in South Australia. Steele Hall (Liberal and Country League) defeats Don Dunstan (ALP), and becomes Premier of South Australia.
- 1 May – The Duke of Edinburgh arrives in Australia for a ten-day visit.
Life in Australia in 1968
Prime Minister
John Gorton
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
Petrol (per litre)
$0.06
Loaf of Bread
$0.17
Average House
$9,000
Weekly Wage
$40.00
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