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29 February 1960 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 29 February 1960 was a Monday.
- Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)
- “Boom Boom Baby” by Crash Craddock 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 1960
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1960 was Swiss Family Robinson.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 29 February is Pisces.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 29 February 1960 fell in the Year of the Rat.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for February is Amethyst.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 29 February 1960 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 29 February
- 1940 For her performance as Mammy in Gone with the Wind, Hattie McDaniel becomes the first African American to win an Academy Award.
- 1940 Finland initiates Winter War peace negotiations.
- 1944 The Admiralty Islands are invaded in Operation Brewer, led by American general Douglas MacArthur, in World War II.
- 1972 South Korea withdraws 11,000 of its 48,000 troops from South Vietnam as part of Nixon's Vietnamization policy in the Vietnam War.
- 1980 Gordie Howe of the Hartford Whalers makes NHL history as he scores his 800th goal.
Famous people born on 29 February
- Ferran Torres, Spanish footballer (born 2000)
- Pedro Sánchez, Prime Minister of Spain (born 1972)
- Tony Robbins, American author and motivational activist (born 1960)
- Dennis Farina, American police officer and actor (1944–2013)
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Events of 1960 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '1960 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 14 January – The Reserve Bank and Commonwealth Bank are created.
- 15 January – The 2nd Annual Logie Awards are held the Savoy Hotel in Brighton, Victoria, although they are not televised. Graham Kennedy wins the "Star of the Year" (Gold Logie) award.
- 9 February – Georgian-born Australian amateur ocean rower Michael 'Tarzan' Fomenko is repatriated to Sydney from Hollandia, the capital of then-Dutch New Guinea, having arrived there the December prior after a months-long sea voyage from Queensland in a dugout canoe.
Life in Australia in 1960
Prime Minister
Robert Menzies
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
Petrol (per litre)
$0.04
Loaf of Bread
$0.13
Average House
$6,000
Weekly Wage
$16.00
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Famous Faces Born in the 1960s
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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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