At A Glance

30 January 1969 at a glance

Day of the week
30 January 1969 was a Thursday.
Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)
“Eloise” by Barry Ryan 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 1969
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1969 was Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.
Star sign
The star sign for 30 January is Aquarius.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 30 January 1969 fell in the Year of the Monkey.
Birthstone
The birthstone for January is Garnet.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 30 January 1969 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 30 January

  • 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.
  • 1972 Pakistan leaves the Commonwealth of Nations in protest of its recognition of breakaway Bangladesh.
  • 1975 The Monitor National Marine Sanctuary is established as the first United States National Marine Sanctuary.

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 1969 in Australia

A selection from Wikipedia's '1969 in Australia'. Not a complete list.

  • 13 April – Trams in Brisbane (Queensland) end service after 84 years of operation.
  • 10 May – The 1969 Tasmanian election is held, resulting in a hung parliament with the Australian Labor Party and Liberals winning 17 seats each.
  • 19 June – The Commonwealth Conciliation and Arbitration Commission rules that equal pay for women doing the same work as men must be phased in by 1972.

Life in Australia in 1969

Prime Minister

John Gorton

Monarch

Queen Elizabeth II

Petrol (per litre)

$0.06

Loaf of Bread

$0.18

Average House

$10,000

Weekly Wage

$44.00

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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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