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10 December 1972 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 10 December 1972 was a Sunday.
- Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)
- “Popcorn” by Hot Butter 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 1972
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1972 was The Godfather.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 10 December is Sagittarius.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 10 December 1972 fell in the Year of the Rat.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for December is Turquoise.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 10 December 1972 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 10 December
- 1963 Zanzibar gains independence from the United Kingdom as a constitutional monarchy, under Sultan Jamshid bin Abdullah.
- 1968 Japan's biggest heist, the still-unsolved "300 million yen robbery", is carried out in Tokyo.
- 1978 Arab–Israeli conflict: Prime Minister of Israel Menachem Begin and President of Egypt Anwar Sadat are jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
- 1979 Kaohsiung Incident: Taiwanese pro-democracy demonstrations are suppressed by the KMT dictatorship, and organizers are arrested.
- 1983 Democracy is restored in Argentina with the inauguration of President Raúl Alfonsín.
Famous people born on 10 December
- Kenneth Branagh, British actor director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1960)
- Teyana Taylor, American singer, songwriter, choreographer, and actress (born 1990)
- Joe Burrow, American football player (born 1996)
- Michael Clarke Duncan, American actor (1957–2012)
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Events of 1972 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '1972 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 26 January – Aboriginal Tent Embassy was constructed in front of Parliament House (now old Parliament House).
- 18 February – The Logie Awards of 1972 are held in Melbourne where Division 4's Gerard Kennedy wins his second consecutive Gold Logie.
- 13 March – Controversial soap opera Number 96 debuts on the 0-10 Network.
Life in Australia in 1972
Prime Minister
Gough Whitlam
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
Petrol (per litre)
$0.08
Loaf of Bread
$0.24
Average House
$16,000
Weekly Wage
$75.00
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Famous Faces Born in the 1970s
Well-known people born in the same decade as you, not on your birthday.
Heath Ledger4 April 1979ActorView their day →Patrick Brammall30 March 1976ActorView their day →Rose Byrne24 July 1979ActressView their day →Isla Fisher3 February 1976Actress & authorView their day →Sam Worthington2 August 1976ActorView their day →Toni Collette1 November 1972Actress & musicianView their day →Joel Edgerton23 June 1974ActorView their day →Natalie Imbruglia4 February 1975Singer & actressView their day →Sources: Wikidata and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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