At A Glance

9 June 1958 at a glance

Day of the week
9 June 1958 was a Monday.
Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)
“He's Got the Whole World in His Hands” by Laurie London 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 1958
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1958 was South Pacific.
Star sign
The star sign for 9 June is Gemini.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 9 June 1958 fell in the Year of the Dog.
Birthstone
The birthstone for June is Pearl.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 9 June 1958 was Last Quarter.

On this day: 9 June

  • 1954 Joseph N. Welch, special counsel for the United States Army, lashes out at Senator Joseph McCarthy during the Army–McCarthy hearings, giving McCarthy the famous rebuke, "You've done enough. Have you no sense of decency, sir, at long last? Have you left no sense of decency?"
  • 1957 First ascent of Broad Peak by Fritz Wintersteller, Marcus Schmuck, Kurt Diemberger, and Hermann Buhl.
  • 1959 The USS George Washington is launched. It is the first nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine.
  • 1965 The civilian Prime Minister of South Vietnam, Phan Huy Quát, resigns after being unable to work with a junta led by Nguyễn Cao Kỳ.
  • 1965 Vietnam War: The Viet Cong commences combat with the Army of the Republic of Vietnam in the Battle of Đồng Xoài, one of the largest battles in the war.

Famous people born on 9 June

  • Michael J. Fox, Canadian-American actor, producer, and author (born 1961)
  • Johnny Depp, American actor (born 1963)
  • Natalie Portman, Israeli-American actress (born 1981)
  • Aaron Sorkin, American screenwriter, producer, and playwright (born 1961)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 1958 in Australia

A selection from Wikipedia's '1958 in Australia'. Not a complete list.

  • 14 January – Qantas Airways introduces a round-the-world air service from Australia to London.
  • 14 February – to 7 March – Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother visits Australia for the second time.
  • 24 March – Two 18-year-old men and a 19-year-old man attempt to disrupt the official opening of Sydney's new Circular Quay overhead roadway.

Life in Australia in 1958

Prime Minister

Robert Menzies

Monarch

Queen Elizabeth II

Petrol (per litre)

$0.04

Loaf of Bread

$0.12

Average House

$5,000

Weekly Wage

$12.50

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Famous Faces Born in the 1950s

Well-known people born in the same decade as you, not on your birthday.

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