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30 May 1961 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 30 May 1961 was a Tuesday.
- Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)
- “Runaway” by Del Shannon 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 1961
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1961 was One Hundred and One Dalmatians.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 30 May is Gemini.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 30 May 1961 fell in the Year of the Ox.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for May is Emerald.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 30 May 1961 was Full Moon.
On this day: 30 May
- 1959 The Auckland Harbour Bridge, crossing the Waitemata Harbour in Auckland, New Zealand, is officially opened by Governor-General Charles Lyttelton, 10th Viscount Cobham.
- 1963 A protest against pro-Catholic discrimination during the Buddhist crisis is held outside South Vietnam's National Assembly, the first open demonstration during the eight-year presidency of Ngo Dinh Diem.
- 1967 The Nigerian Eastern Region declares independence as the Republic of Biafra, sparking a civil war.
- 1968 Charles de Gaulle reappears publicly after his flight to Baden-Baden, West Germany, and dissolves the French National Assembly by a radio appeal. Immediately after, less than one million of his supporters march on the Champs-Élysées in Paris. This is the turning point of the May 1968 events in France.
- 1971 Mariner program: Mariner 9 is launched to map 70% of the surface, and to study temporal changes in the atmosphere and surface, of Mars.
Famous people born on 30 May
- Larry Silverstein, American real estate magnate (born 1931)
- Tom Morello, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (born 1964)
- Mel Blanc, American voice actor (1908–1989)
- Idina Menzel, American singer-songwriter and actress (born 1971)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 1961 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '1961 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 2 January – Oral contraceptives are first sold in Australia
- 20 January – to early March – Disastrous bushfires affect Western Australia, completely destroying a number of towns.
- 25 February – Last electric tram service runs in Sydney
Life in Australia in 1961
Prime Minister
Robert Menzies
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
Petrol (per litre)
$0.05
Loaf of Bread
$0.13
Average House
$6,300
Weekly Wage
$17.00
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Famous Faces Born in the 1960s
Well-known people born in the same decade as you, not on your birthday.
Nicole Kidman20 June 1967Actress & producerView their day →Hugh Jackman12 October 1968Actor & singerView their day →Simon Baker30 July 1969Actor & directorView their day →Steve Irwin22 February 1962Zookeeper & conservationistView their day →Kylie Minogue28 May 1968Singer & actressView their day →Cate Blanchett14 May 1969Actor & producerView their day →Guy Pearce5 October 1967ActorView their day →Eric Bana9 August 1968ActorView their day →Sources: Wikidata and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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