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8 May 1966 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 8 May 1966 was a Sunday.
- Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)
- “Nowhere Man / Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)” 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 1966
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1966 was The Bible: In the Beginning.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 8 May is Taurus.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 8 May 1966 fell in the Year of the Horse.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for May is Emerald.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 8 May 1966 was Waning Gibbous.
On this day: 8 May
- 1957 South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem begins a state visit to the United States, his regime's main sponsor.
- 1967 The Philippine province of Davao is split into three: Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur, and Davao Oriental.
- 1970 The Beatles release their 12th and final studio album Let It Be.
- 1972 Vietnam War: U.S. President Richard Nixon announces his order to place naval mines in major North Vietnamese ports in order to stem the flow of weapons and other goods to that nation.
- 1973 A 71-day standoff between federal authorities and the American Indian Movement members occupying the Pine Ridge Reservation at Wounded Knee, South Dakota ends with the surrender of the militants.
Famous people born on 8 May
- David Attenborough, English environmentalist and television host (born 1926)
- Harry S. Truman, American colonel and politician, 33rd President of the United States (1884–1972)
- Fulton J. Sheen, American archbishop (1895–1979)
- Enrique Iglesias, Spanish-American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (born 1975)
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
Harold Holt
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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