At A Glance

1 April 1976 at a glance

Day of the week
1 April 1976 was a Thursday.
Kent Music Report No. 1
The Kent Music Report No. 1 was “Bohemian Rhapsody” by Queen.
Top Film of 1976
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1976 was Rocky.
Star sign
The star sign for 1 April is Aries.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 1 April 1976 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
Birthstone
The birthstone for April is Diamond.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 1 April 1976 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 1 April

  • 1970 President Richard Nixon signs the Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act into law.
  • 1973 Project Tiger, a tiger conservation project, is launched in the Jim Corbett National Park, India.
  • 1974 The Local Government Act 1972 of England and Wales comes into effect.
  • 1976 Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak found Apple Computer, Inc.
  • 1979 Iran becomes an Islamic republic by a 99% vote, officially overthrowing the Shah.

Famous people born on 1 April

  • Debbie Reynolds, American actress, singer, and dancer (1932–2016)
  • Bijou Phillips, American actress and model (born 1980)
  • Susan Boyle, Scottish singer (born 1961)
  • Otto von Bismarck, German lawyer and politician, 1st Chancellor of the German Empire (1815–1898)

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Events of 1976 in Australia

A selection from Wikipedia's '1976 in Australia'. Not a complete list.

  • 27 January – Gough Whitlam is comfortably re-elected as the leader of the Australian Labor Party despite being challenged for the leadership by Lionel Bowen and Frank Crean.
  • 20 March – The 1976 Victorian state election is held which sees the incumbent Liberal government led by premier Rupert Hamer returned with an increased majority.
  • 30 March – United States vice-president Nelson Rockefeller arrives in Australia with his wife Happy and stepdaughter Malinda to attend United States Bicentennial engagements in Canberra and Sydney. One person is arrested after police clash with 150 demonstrators in Canberra, protesting Rockefeller's visit.

Life in Australia in 1976

Prime Minister

Malcolm Fraser

Monarch

Queen Elizabeth II

Petrol (per litre)

$0.11

Loaf of Bread

$0.40

Average House

$28,000

Weekly Wage

$150.00

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