At A Glance

3 October 1960 at a glance

Day of the week
3 October 1960 was a Monday.
Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)
“Come on and Take My Hand / Don't You Know (Pretty Baby)” by Johnny O'Keefe 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 3 October is Libra.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 3 October 1960 fell in the Year of the Rat.
Birthstone
The birthstone for October is Opal.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 3 October 1960 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 3 October

  • 1951 Korean War: The First Battle of Maryang San pits Commonwealth troops against communist Chinese troops.
  • 1952 The United Kingdom successfully tests a nuclear weapon in the Montebello Islands, Western Australia, to become the world's third nuclear power.
  • 1957 The California State Superior Court rules that the book Howl and Other Poems is not obscene.
  • 1962 Project Mercury: US astronaut Wally Schirra, in Sigma 7, is launched from Cape Canaveral for a six-orbit flight.
  • 1963 A violent coup in Honduras begins two decades of military rule.

Famous people born on 3 October

  • Alicia Vikander, Swedish actress (born 1988)
  • Zlatan Ibrahimović, Swedish footballer (born 1981)
  • Lena Headey, British actress (born 1973)
  • ASAP Rocky, American rapper and songwriter (born 1988)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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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

Well-known people born in the same decade as you, not on your birthday.

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