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28 May 1969 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 28 May 1969 was a Wednesday.
- Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)
- “The Real Thing” by Russell Morris 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 1969
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1969 was Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 28 May is Gemini.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 28 May 1969 fell in the Year of the Rooster.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for May is Emerald.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 28 May 1969 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 28 May
- 1961 Peter Benenson's article The Forgotten Prisoners is published in several internationally read newspapers. This will later be thought of as the founding of the human rights organization Amnesty International.
- 1962 The Soviet Kosmos 5 satellite is launched.
- 1964 The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) is founded, with Yasser Arafat elected as its first leader.
- 1974 Northern Ireland's power-sharing Sunningdale Agreement collapses following a general strike by loyalists.
- 1975 Fifteen West African countries sign the Treaty of Lagos, creating the Economic Community of West African States.
Famous people born on 28 May
- Kylie Minogue, Australian singer-songwriter, producer, and actress (born 1968)
- Carey Mulligan, English actress (born 1985)
- Marco Rubio, American lawyer and politician (born 1971)
- Cameron Boyce, American actor (1999–2019)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 1969 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '1969 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 13 April – Trams in Brisbane (Queensland) end service after 84 years of operation.
- 10 May – The 1969 Tasmanian election is held, resulting in a hung parliament with the Australian Labor Party and Liberals winning 17 seats each.
- 19 June – The Commonwealth Conciliation and Arbitration Commission rules that equal pay for women doing the same work as men must be phased in by 1972.
Life in Australia in 1969
Prime Minister
John Gorton
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
Petrol (per litre)
$0.06
Loaf of Bread
$0.18
Average House
$10,000
Weekly Wage
$44.00
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Famous Faces Born in the 1960s
Well-known people born in the same decade as you, not on your birthday.
Nicole Kidman20 June 1967Actress & producerView their day →Hugh Jackman12 October 1968Actor & singerView their day →Simon Baker30 July 1969Actor & directorView their day →Steve Irwin22 February 1962Zookeeper & conservationistView their day →Kylie Minogue28 May 1968Singer & actressView their day →Cate Blanchett14 May 1969Actor & producerView their day →Guy Pearce5 October 1967ActorView their day →Eric Bana9 August 1968ActorView their day →Sources: Wikidata and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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