At A Glance
9 October 1969 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 9 October 1969 was a Thursday.
- Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)
- “Honky Tonk Women” by The Rolling Stones 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 1969
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1969 was Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 9 October is Libra.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 9 October 1969 fell in the Year of the Rooster.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for October is Opal.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 9 October 1969 was Waning Crescent.
On this day: 9 October
- 1962 Uganda becomes an independent Commonwealth realm.
- 1969 In Chicago, the National Guard is called in as demonstrations continue over the trial of the "Chicago Eight".
- 1970 The Khmer Republic is proclaimed in Cambodia.
- 1980 Pope John Paul II greets the Dalai Lama during a private audience in Vatican City.
- 1981 President François Mitterrand abolishes capital punishment in France.
Famous people born on 9 October
- Ben Shelton, American tennis player (born 2002)
- John Lennon, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (1940–1980)
- Jacob Batalon, Filipino-American actor (born 1996)
- Sean Lennon, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor (born 1975)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 1969 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '1969 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 13 April – Trams in Brisbane (Queensland) end service after 84 years of operation.
- 10 May – The 1969 Tasmanian election is held, resulting in a hung parliament with the Australian Labor Party and Liberals winning 17 seats each.
- 19 June – The Commonwealth Conciliation and Arbitration Commission rules that equal pay for women doing the same work as men must be phased in by 1972.
Life in Australia in 1969
Prime Minister
John Gorton
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
Petrol (per litre)
$0.06
Loaf of Bread
$0.18
Average House
$10,000
Weekly Wage
$44.00
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