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7 July 1960 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 7 July 1960 was a Thursday.
- Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)
- “Swingin' School / Ding-A-Ling” by Bobby Rydell 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 1960
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1960 was Swiss Family Robinson.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 7 July is Cancer.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 7 July 1960 fell in the Year of the Rat.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for July is Ruby.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 7 July 1960 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 7 July
- 1952 The ocean liner SS United States passes Bishop Rock on her maiden voyage, breaking the transatlantic speed record to become the fastest passenger ship in the world.
- 1953 Ernesto "Che" Guevara sets out on a trip through Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, and El Salvador.
- 1958 US President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs the Alaska Statehood Act into law.
- 1959 Venus occults the star Regulus. This rare event is used to determine the diameter of Venus and the structure of the Venusian atmosphere.
- 1963 Buddhist crisis: Police commanded by Ngô Đình Nhu, brother and chief political adviser of South Vietnam President Ngo Dinh Diem, attacked a group of American journalists who were covering a protest.
Famous people born on 7 July
- Ringo Starr, English singer-songwriter, drummer, and actor (born 1940)
- Hamish Linklater, American actor and playwright (born 1976)
- Cree Summer, American-Canadian actress (born 1969)
- Shelley Duvall, American actress, writer, and producer (1949–2024)
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Events of 1960 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '1960 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 14 January – The Reserve Bank and Commonwealth Bank are created.
- 15 January – The 2nd Annual Logie Awards are held the Savoy Hotel in Brighton, Victoria, although they are not televised. Graham Kennedy wins the "Star of the Year" (Gold Logie) award.
- 9 February – Georgian-born Australian amateur ocean rower Michael 'Tarzan' Fomenko is repatriated to Sydney from Hollandia, the capital of then-Dutch New Guinea, having arrived there the December prior after a months-long sea voyage from Queensland in a dugout canoe.
Life in Australia in 1960
Prime Minister
Robert Menzies
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
Petrol (per litre)
$0.04
Loaf of Bread
$0.13
Average House
$6,000
Weekly Wage
$16.00
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Famous Faces Born in the 1960s
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