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4 October 1961 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 4 October 1961 was a Wednesday.
- Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)
- “I'm Counting on You / Right Now” by Johnny O'Keefe 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 4 October is Libra.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 4 October 1961 fell in the Year of the Ox.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for October is Opal.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 4 October 1961 was Waning Crescent.
On this day: 4 October
- 1957 Sputnik 1 becomes the first artificial satellite to orbit the Earth.
- 1958 The current constitution of France is adopted.
- 1965 Pope Paul VI begins the first papal visit to the Americas.
- 1966 Basutoland becomes independent from the United Kingdom and is renamed Lesotho.
- 1967 Omar Ali Saifuddien III of Brunei abdicates in favour of his son.
Famous people born on 4 October
- Dakota Johnson, American actress (born 1989)
- Vicky Krieps, Luxembourgish actress (born 1983)
- Susan Sarandon, American actress and activist (born 1946)
- Liev Schreiber, American actor and director (born 1967)
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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