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6 January 1966 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 6 January 1966 was a Thursday.
- Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)
- “The Carnival Is Over” by The Seekers 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 1966
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1966 was The Bible: In the Beginning.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 6 January is Capricorn.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 6 January 1966 fell in the Year of the Snake.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for January is Garnet.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 6 January 1966 was Full Moon.
On this day: 6 January
- 1946 The first general election ever in Vietnam is held.
- 1947 Pan American Airlines becomes the first commercial airline to offer a round-the-world ticket.
- 1960 The Associations Law comes into force in Iraq, allowing registration of political parties.
- 1967 Vietnam War: United States Marine Corps and ARVN troops launch "Operation Deckhouse Five" in the Mekong River delta.
- 1974 In response to the 1973 oil crisis, the United States implements the Emergency Daylight Saving Time Energy Conservation Act, switching to permanent daylight saving time for a trial period.
Famous people born on 6 January
- Nigella Lawson, English chef and author (born 1960)
- Eminem, Mother of Eminem (1955–2024)
- Rowan Atkinson, English actor, producer, and screenwriter (born 1955)
- Jameis Winston, American football player (born 1994)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 1966 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '1966 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 14 January – Ballet dancer and choreographer Robert Helpmann is named as 1965's Australian of the Year.
- 14 February – Decimalisation of the Australian currency; the Australian dollar replaces the Australian pound at the rate of ten shillings to the dollar.
- 10 March – On advice from Immigration Minister Hubert Opperman, federal cabinet reverses a decision of September 1964, agreeing that non-Europeans could be selected on an individual basis to enter as immigrants with permanent resident status and naturalisation on an equal basis with European applicants.
Life in Australia in 1966
Prime Minister
Robert Menzies
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
Petrol (per litre)
$0.06
Loaf of Bread
$0.15
Average House
$8,000
Weekly Wage
$35.00
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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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