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4 October 1965 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 4 October 1965 was a Monday.
- Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)
- “Help! / I'm Down” by The Beatles 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 1965
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1965 was The Sound of Music.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 4 October is Libra.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 4 October 1965 fell in the Year of the Snake.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for October is Opal.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 4 October 1965 was Waxing Gibbous.
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 1965 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '1965 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 7 January – The first hydrofoil service begins on Sydney Harbour.
- 22 February – Prince Philip opens the Royal Australian Mint in Canberra.
- 31 March – Merle Thorton and Rosalie Bogner chained their ankles to the front bar of the Regatta Hotel in Brisbane in protest against the Queensland liquor laws that banned women from pubs.
Life in Australia in 1965
Prime Minister
Robert Menzies
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
Petrol (per litre)
$0.05
Loaf of Bread
$0.14
Average House
$7,500
Weekly Wage
$22.00
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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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