At A Glance

10 February 1976 at a glance

Day of the week
10 February 1976 was a Tuesday.
Kent Music Report No. 1
The Kent Music Report No. 1 was “Jump in My Car” by Ted Mulry Gang.
Top Film of 1976
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1976 was Rocky.
Star sign
The star sign for 10 February is Aquarius.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 10 February 1976 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
Birthstone
The birthstone for February is Amethyst.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 10 February 1976 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 10 February

  • 1962 Cold War: Captured American U2 spy-plane pilot Gary Powers is exchanged for captured Soviet spy Rudolf Abel.
  • 1967 The 25th Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified.
  • 1972 Ras Al Khaimah joins the United Arab Emirates, now making up seven emirates.
  • 1989 Ron Brown is elected chairman of the Democratic National Committee, becoming the first African American to lead a major American political party.
  • 1996 IBM supercomputer Deep Blue defeats Garry Kasparov in chess for the first time.

Famous people born on 10 February

  • Enzo Maresca, Italian footballer and manager (born 1980)
  • Bob Iger, American media executive (born 1951)
  • Emma Roberts, American actress (born 1991)
  • Megan Skiendiel, American singer, dancer and actress (born 2006)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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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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Famous Faces Born in the 1970s

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