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28 December 1949 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 28 December 1949 was a Wednesday.
- Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)
- “Lavender Blue (Dilly Dilly)” recorded by Burl Ives and Dinah Shore 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 1949
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1949 was Samson and Delilah.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 28 December is Capricorn.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 28 December 1949 fell in the Year of the Ox.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for December is Turquoise.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 28 December 1949 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 28 December
- 1943 Soviet authorities launch Operation Ulussy, beginning the deportation of the Kalmyk nation to Siberia and Central Asia.
- 1943 World War II: After eight days of brutal house-to-house fighting, the Battle of Ortona concludes with the victory of the 1st Canadian Infantry Division over the German 1st Parachute Division and the capture of the Italian town of Ortona.
- 1944 Maurice Richard becomes the first player to score eight points in one game of NHL ice hockey.
- 1956 Chin Peng, David Marshall and Tunku Abdul Rahman meet in Baling, Malaya to try to resolve the Malayan Emergency situation.
- 1967 American businesswoman Muriel Siebert becomes the first woman to own a seat on the New York Stock Exchange.
Famous people born on 28 December
- Sienna Miller, American-British actress and fashion designer (born 1981)
- Denzel Washington, American actor, director, and producer (born 1954)
- Stan Lee, American publisher, producer, and actor (1922–2018)
- Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Canadian actress (born 2001)
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Events of 1949 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '1949 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 26 January – The Nationality and Citizenship Act is passed. Rather than being identified as subjects of Britain, the Act established Australian citizenship for people who met eligibility requirements.
- 2 March – A cyclone crosses the Central Queensland coast impacting Gladstone and Rockhampton.
- 16 March – Australia's domestic counter-intelligence and security agency, the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) is established, by order of the Directive for the Establishment and Maintenance of a Security Service.
Life in Australia in 1949
Prime Minister
Robert Menzies
Monarch
King George VI
Petrol (per litre)
$0.02
Loaf of Bread
$0.08
Average House
$2,200
Weekly Wage
$5.50
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Famous Faces Born in the 1940s
Well-known people born in the same decade as you, not on your birthday.
Olivia Newton-John26 September 1948SingerView their day →Angry Anderson5 August 1947Rock singerView their day →Rick Springfield23 August 1949Musician & singer-songwriterView their day →Bon Scott9 July 1946SingerView their day →Miriam Margolyes18 May 1941ActressView their day →John Farnham1 July 1949SingerView their day →Cassandra Harris15 December 1948ActressView their day →Helen Reddy25 October 1941Singer & actressView their day →Sources: Wikidata and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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