At A Glance
28 July 1963 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 28 July 1963 was a Sunday.
- Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)
- “Move Baby Move / You'll Never Cherish a Love So True” by Johnny O'Keefe 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 1963
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1963 was Cleopatra.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 28 July is Leo.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 28 July 1963 fell in the Year of the Rabbit.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for July is Ruby.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 28 July 1963 was First Quarter.
On this day: 28 July
- 1960 The German Volkswagen Act comes into force.
- 1962 Beginning of the 8th World Festival of Youth and Students.
- 1965 Vietnam War: U.S. president Lyndon B. Johnson announces his order to increase the number of United States troops in South Vietnam from 75,000 to 125,000.
- 1973 Summer Jam at Watkins Glen: Nearly 600,000 people attend a rock festival at the Watkins Glen International Raceway.
- 1974 Spetsgruppa A, Russia's elite special force, was formed.
Famous people born on 28 July
- Peter Cullen, Canadian voice actor (1941–2026)
- Harry Kane, English footballer (born 1993)
- Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, American journalist and socialite, 37th First Lady of the United States (1929–1994)
- Terry Fox, Canadian runner and activist (1958–1981)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 1963 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '1963 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 21 March – At the conference, Arthur Calwell and Gough Whitlam were photographed outside the venue at Kingston in Canberra. Although Calwell was the Leader of the Opposition, neither man was a member of the federal executive.
- 14 August – Yolngu people petitioned the Australian House of Representatives with a bark petition after the government sold part of the Arnhem Land reserve on 13 March to a bauxite mining company. The government did not consult the traditional owners.
- 1 November – Indigenous Australians could vote in federal elections on the same basis as other electors when an amendment to the Commonwealth Electoral Act became law.
Life in Australia in 1963
Prime Minister
Robert Menzies
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
Petrol (per litre)
$0.05
Loaf of Bread
$0.14
Average House
$6,800
Weekly Wage
$19.00
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