At A Glance

28 April 1960 at a glance

Day of the week
28 April 1960 was a Thursday.
Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)
“He'll Have to Go” by Jim Reeves 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 28 April is Taurus.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 28 April 1960 fell in the Year of the Rat.
Birthstone
The birthstone for April is Diamond.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 28 April 1960 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 28 April

  • 1952 Dwight D. Eisenhower resigns as Supreme Allied Commander of NATO in order to campaign in the 1952 United States presidential election.
  • 1952 The Treaty of San Francisco comes into effect, restoring Japanese sovereignty and ending its state of war with most of the Allies of World War II.
  • 1952 The Sino-Japanese Peace Treaty (Treaty of Taipei) is signed in Taipei, Taiwan between Japan and the Republic of China to officially end the Second Sino-Japanese War.
  • 1965 United States occupation of the Dominican Republic: American troops land in the Dominican Republic to "forestall establishment of a Communist dictatorship" and to evacuate US Army troops.
  • 1967 Vietnam War: Boxer Muhammad Ali refuses his induction into the United States Army and is subsequently stripped of his championship and license.

Famous people born on 28 April

  • Penélope Cruz, Spanish actress and producer (born 1974)
  • Jessica Alba, American model and actress (born 1981)
  • Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Indian actress and model (born 1987)
  • Mary McDonnell, American actress (born 1952)

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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Famous Faces Born in the 1960s

Well-known people born in the same decade as you, not on your birthday.

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