At A Glance
6 February 1957 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 6 February 1957 was a Wednesday.
- Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)
- “Just Walking in the Rain” by Johnnie Ray 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 1957
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1957 was The Bridge on the River Kwai.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 6 February is Aquarius.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 6 February 1957 fell in the Year of the Rooster.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for February is Amethyst.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 6 February 1957 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 6 February
- 1944 World War II: The Great Raids Against Helsinki begins.
- 1951 The Canadian Army enters combat in the Korean War.
- 1959 Jack Kilby of Texas Instruments files the first patent for an integrated circuit.
- 1959 At Cape Canaveral, Florida, the first successful test firing of a Titan intercontinental ballistic missile is accomplished.
- 1976 In testimony before a United States Senate subcommittee, Lockheed Corporation president Carl Kotchian admits that the company had paid out approximately $3 million in bribes to the office of Japanese Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka.
Famous people born on 6 February
- Ronald Reagan, American actor and politician, 40th President of the United States (1911–2004)
- Mike Farrell, American actor and producer (born 1939)
- Babe Ruth, American baseball player and coach (1895–1948)
- Bob Marley, Jamaican singer-songwriter and cultural icon (1945–1981)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 1957 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '1957 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 19 January – The last edition of The Argus newspaper is published.
- 19 January – GTV-9 television station is officially opened in Melbourne.
- 27 August – The Democratic Labor Party DLP votes at its national conference to reject the White Australia policy. Becoming the largest party in Australia to oppose the policy at that time.
Life in Australia in 1957
Prime Minister
Robert Menzies
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
Petrol (per litre)
$0.04
Loaf of Bread
$0.11
Average House
$4,800
Weekly Wage
$12.00
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Famous Faces Born in the 1950s
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