At A Glance

30 January 1963 at a glance

Day of the week
30 January 1963 was a Wednesday.
Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)
“Return to Sender” by Elvis Presley 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 1963
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1963 was Cleopatra.
Star sign
The star sign for 30 January is Aquarius.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 30 January 1963 fell in the Year of the Rabbit.
Birthstone
The birthstone for January is Garnet.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 30 January 1963 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 30 January

  • 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.
  • 1964 In a bloodless coup, General Nguyễn Khánh overthrows General Dương Văn Minh's military junta in South Vietnam.
  • 1968 Vietnam War: Tet Offensive launch by forces of the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese Army against South Vietnam, the United States, and their allies.
  • 1969 The Beatles' last public performance, on the roof of Apple Records in London. The impromptu concert is broken up by the police.

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)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 1963 in Australia

A selection from Wikipedia's '1963 in Australia'. Not a complete list.

  • 21 March – At the conference, Arthur Calwell and Gough Whitlam were photographed outside the venue at Kingston in Canberra. Although Calwell was the Leader of the Opposition, neither man was a member of the federal executive.
  • 14 August – Yolngu people petitioned the Australian House of Representatives with a bark petition after the government sold part of the Arnhem Land reserve on 13 March to a bauxite mining company. The government did not consult the traditional owners.
  • 1 November – Indigenous Australians could vote in federal elections on the same basis as other electors when an amendment to the Commonwealth Electoral Act became law.

Life in Australia in 1963

Prime Minister

Robert Menzies

Monarch

Queen Elizabeth II

Petrol (per litre)

$0.05

Loaf of Bread

$0.14

Average House

$6,800

Weekly Wage

$19.00

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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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