At A Glance

30 September 1969 at a glance

Day of the week
30 September 1969 was a Tuesday.
Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)
“Honky Tonk Women” by The Rolling Stones 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 September is Libra.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 30 September 1969 fell in the Year of the Rooster.
Birthstone
The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 30 September 1969 was Waning Gibbous.

On this day: 30 September

  • 1954 The U.S. Navy submarine USS Nautilus is commissioned as the world's first nuclear-powered vessel.
  • 1960 The Flintstones, the first prime-time animated sitcom, premieres on ABC television.
  • 1966 Bechuanaland declares its independence, and becomes the Republic of Botswana.
  • 1968 The Boeing 747 is rolled out and shown to the public for the first time.
  • 1980 Ethernet specifications are published by Xerox working with Intel and Digital Equipment Corporation.

Famous people born on 30 September

  • Max Verstappen, Dutch race car driver (born 1997)
  • Monica Bellucci, Italian actress and fashion model (born 1964)
  • Kieran Culkin, American actor (born 1982)
  • Ezra Miller, American actor and singer (born 1992)

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.
More events of 1969 →Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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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