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6 May 1962 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 6 May 1962 was a Sunday.
- Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)
- “Good Luck Charm / Anything That's Part of You” by Elvis Presley 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 1962
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1962 was Lawrence of Arabia.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 6 May is Taurus.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 6 May 1962 fell in the Year of the Tiger.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for May is Emerald.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 6 May 1962 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 6 May
- 1945 World War II: Axis Sally delivers her last propaganda broadcast to Allied troops.
- 1945 World War II: The Prague Offensive, the last major battle of the Eastern Front, begins.
- 1949 EDSAC, the first practical electronic digital stored-program computer, runs its first operation.
- 1954 Roger Bannister becomes the first person to run the mile in under four minutes.
- 1960 More than 20 million viewers watch the first televised royal wedding when Princess Margaret marries Antony Armstrong-Jones at Westminster Abbey.
Famous people born on 6 May
- George Clooney, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1961)
- Sadie Sandler, American actress (born 2006)
- Sigmund Freud, Austrian neurologist and psychoanalyst (1856–1939)
- Orson Welles, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (1915–1985)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 1962 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '1962 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 1 March – The final section of the Cahill Expressway opens in Sydney.
- 4 March – NBN Television opens in Newcastle, New South Wales as NBN-3.
- 18 March – WIN Television opens in Wollongong, New South Wales as WIN-4.
Life in Australia in 1962
Prime Minister
Robert Menzies
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
Petrol (per litre)
$0.05
Loaf of Bread
$0.13
Average House
$6,500
Weekly Wage
$18.00
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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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