At A Glance

29 July 1944 at a glance

Day of the week
29 July 1944 was a Saturday.
Top Film of 1944
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1944 was Going My Way.
Star sign
The star sign for 29 July is Leo.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 29 July 1944 fell in the Year of the Monkey.
Birthstone
The birthstone for July is Ruby.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 29 July 1944 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 29 July

  • 1932 Great Depression: In Washington, D.C., troops disperse the last of the "Bonus Army" of World War I veterans using arson, bayonets, sabers, tanks, tear gas, and vomit gas.
  • 1937 Tongzhou mutiny: In Tongzhou, China, the East Hebei Army attacks Japanese troops and civilians.
  • 1945 The BBC Light Programme radio station is launched for mainstream light entertainment and music.
  • 1948 Olympic Games: The Games of the XIV Olympiad: After a hiatus of 12 years caused by World War II, the first Summer Olympics to be held since the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, open in London.
  • 1957 The International Atomic Energy Agency is established.

Famous people born on 29 July

  • Dak Prescott, American football player (born 1993)
  • Tijjani Reijnders, Dutch footballer (born 1998)
  • Tony Sirico, American actor (1942–2022)
  • Fernando Alonso, Spanish race car driver (born 1981)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 1944 in Australia

A selection from Wikipedia's '1944 in Australia'. Not a complete list.

  • 14 January – Meat rationing begins in Australia.
  • 15 April – Fred Paterson is elected to the Parliament of Queensland, representing the seat of Bowen. He remains the only member of the Communist Party of Australia to ever be elected to an Australian Parliament.
  • 5 August – The Cowra breakout occurs, with 545 Japanese prisoners of war escaping from the camp.
More events of 1944 →Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Life in Australia in 1944

Prime Minister

John Curtin

Monarch

King George VI

Petrol (per litre)

$0.01

Loaf of Bread

$0.06

Average House

$1,400

Weekly Wage

$3.80

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