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30 January 1950 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 30 January 1950 was a Monday.
- Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)
- “Lavender Blue (Dilly Dilly)” recorded by Burl Ives and Dinah Shore 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 1950
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1950 was Cinderella.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 30 January is Aquarius.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 30 January 1950 fell in the Year of the Ox.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for January is Garnet.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 30 January 1950 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 30 January
- 1939 During a speech in the Reichstag, Adolf Hitler makes a prediction about the end of the Jewish race in Europe if another world war were to occur.
- 1944 World War II: The Battle of Cisterna, part of Operation Shingle, begins in central Italy.
- 1945 World War II: Raid at Cabanatuan: One hundred and twenty-six American Rangers and Filipino resistance fighters liberate over 500 Allied prisoners from the Japanese-controlled Cabanatuan POW camp.
- 1959 The forces of the Sultanate of Muscat occupy the last strongholds of the Imamate of Oman, Saiq and Shuraijah, marking the end of Jebel Akhdar War in Oman.
- 1960 The African National Party is founded in Chad, through the merger of traditionalist parties.
Famous people born on 30 January
- Christian Bale, British actor (born 1974)
- Franklin D. Roosevelt, American lawyer and statesman, 32nd President of the United States (1882–1945)
- Amelia Dimoldenberg, English comedian, writer and presenter (born 1994)
- Phil Collins, English drummer, singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (born 1951)
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Events of 1950 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '1950 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 8 February – Petrol rationing ends, nearly ten years after it was introduced during World War II.
- 6 May – A state election is held in Tasmania. The result is a hung parliament, but Robert Cosgrove's Labor Party remains in power with independent support.
- 13 May – A state election is held in Victoria.
Life in Australia in 1950
Prime Minister
Robert Menzies
Monarch
King George VI
Petrol (per litre)
$0.03
Loaf of Bread
$0.09
Average House
$3,000
Weekly Wage
$8.00
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