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29 April 1964 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 29 April 1964 was a Wednesday.
- Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)
- “All My Loving EP” 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 1964
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1964 was My Fair Lady.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 29 April is Taurus.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 29 April 1964 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for April is Diamond.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 29 April 1964 was Waning Gibbous.
On this day: 29 April
- 1953 The first U.S. experimental 3D television broadcast shows an episode of Space Patrol on Los Angeles ABC affiliate KECA-TV.
- 1967 After refusing induction into the United States Army the previous day, Muhammad Ali is stripped of his boxing title.
- 1970 Vietnam War: United States and South Vietnamese forces invade Cambodia to interdict the Ho Chi Minh Trail in an attempt to cut off supplies to the Viet Cong and the North Vietnamese Army.
- 1974 Watergate scandal: United States President Richard Nixon announces the release of edited transcripts of White House tape recordings relating to the scandal.
- 1975 Vietnam War: The North Vietnamese Army completes its capture of all parts of South Vietnam-held Trường Sa Islands.
Famous people born on 29 April
- Willie Nelson, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer and actor (born 1933)
- Michelle Pfeiffer, American actress (born 1958)
- Daniel Day-Lewis, British actor (born 1957)
- Uma Thurman, American actress (born 1970)
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Events of 1964 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '1964 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 29 January – The Royal Australian Air Force takes delivery of its first two Mirage fighter jets.
- 3 February – Cyclone Dora strikes the west coast of Cape York Peninsula causing extensive damage to the Edward River and Mitchell River Aboriginal missions.
- 27 March – There is a split in the Communist Party of Australia and the Communist Party of Australia (Marxist-Leninist) is formed.
Life in Australia in 1964
Prime Minister
Robert Menzies
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
Petrol (per litre)
$0.05
Loaf of Bread
$0.14
Average House
$7,000
Weekly Wage
$20.00
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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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