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30 October 1952 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 30 October 1952 was a Thursday.
- Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)
- “Here in My Heart” by Al Martino 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 1952
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1952 was This Is Cinerama.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 30 October is Scorpio.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 30 October 1952 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for October is Opal.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 30 October 1952 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 30 October
- 1941 President Roosevelt approves $1 billion in Lend-Lease aid to the Allied nations.
- 1944 Holocaust: Anne and Margot Frank are deported from Auschwitz to the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, where they die from disease the following year, shortly before the end of WWII.
- 1947 The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), the foundation of the World Trade Organization (WTO), is founded.
- 1953 President Eisenhower approves the top-secret document NSC 162/2 concerning the maintenance of a strong nuclear deterrent force against the Soviet Union.
- 1956 Hungarian Revolution: The government of Imre Nagy recognizes newly established revolutionary workers' councils. Army officer Béla Király leads anti-Soviet militias in an attack on the headquarters of the Hungarian Working People's Party.
Famous people born on 30 October
- Henry Winkler, American actor, comedian, director, and producer (born 1945)
- John Adams, American lawyer and politician, 2nd President of the United States (1735–1826)
- Ivanka Trump, American model and businesswoman (born 1981)
- Diego Maradona, Argentinian footballer, coach, and manager (1960–2020)
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Events of 1952 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '1952 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 20 January – The first express trains run between Melbourne and Adelaide, following the completion of a railway between the two cities.
- 18 April – Owen Dixon becomes Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia.
- 29 April – The ANZUS Treaty between Australia, New Zealand and the United States comes into force.
Life in Australia in 1952
Prime Minister
Robert Menzies
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
Petrol (per litre)
$0.03
Loaf of Bread
$0.10
Average House
$3,600
Weekly Wage
$9.00
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Famous Faces Born in the 1950s
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