At A Glance
28 September 1965 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 28 September 1965 was a Tuesday.
- Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)
- “Help! / I'm Down” 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 1965
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1965 was The Sound of Music.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 28 September is Libra.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 28 September 1965 fell in the Year of the Snake.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 28 September 1965 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 28 September
- 1941 World War II: The Drama uprising against the Bulgarian occupation in northern Greece begins.
- 1944 World War II: Soviet Army troops liberate Klooga concentration camp in Estonia.
- 1951 CBS makes the first color televisions available for sale to the general public, but the product is discontinued less than a month later.
- 1961 A military coup in Damascus effectively ends the United Arab Republic, the union between Egypt and Syria.
- 1986 The Democratic Progressive Party becomes the first opposition party in Taiwan.
Famous people born on 28 September
- Naomi Watts, English-Australian actress and producer (born 1968)
- Hilary Duff, American singer-songwriter and actress (born 1987)
- Bhagat Singh, Indian activist (1907–1931)
- Ranbir Kapoor, Indian actor and director (born 1982)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 1965 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '1965 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 7 January – The first hydrofoil service begins on Sydney Harbour.
- 22 February – Prince Philip opens the Royal Australian Mint in Canberra.
- 31 March – Merle Thorton and Rosalie Bogner chained their ankles to the front bar of the Regatta Hotel in Brisbane in protest against the Queensland liquor laws that banned women from pubs.
Life in Australia in 1965
Prime Minister
Robert Menzies
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
Petrol (per litre)
$0.05
Loaf of Bread
$0.14
Average House
$7,500
Weekly Wage
$22.00
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Famous Faces Born in the 1960s
Well-known people born in the same decade as you, not on your birthday.
Sources: Wikidata and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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