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10 July 1970 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 10 July 1970 was a Friday.
- Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)
- “Cottonfields” by The Beach Boys 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 1970
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1970 was Love Story.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 10 July is Cancer.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 10 July 1970 fell in the Year of the Dog.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for July is Ruby.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 10 July 1970 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 10 July
- 1962 Telstar, the world's first communications satellite, is launched into orbit.
- 1966 The Chicago Freedom Movement, co-founded by Martin Luther King Jr., holds a rally at Soldier Field in Chicago; as many as 60,000 people attend.
- 1967 New Zealand decimalises its former currency to the modern-day New Zealand dollar.
- 1973 The Bahamas gains full independence within the Commonwealth of Nations.
- 1978 President Moktar Ould Daddah of Mauritania is ousted in a bloodless coup d'état.
Famous people born on 10 July
- Nikola Tesla, Serbian-American electrical and mechanical engineer (1856–1943)
- Sofía Vergara, Colombian-American actress and producer (born 1972)
- Chiwetel Ejiofor, English actor (born 1977)
- Arthur Ashe, American tennis player and journalist (1943–1993)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 1970 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '1970 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 4 January – The Victorian Government appoints William Kaye, QC to investigate allegations that some senior police officers took bribes from abortion care providers.
- 14 January – Prime Minister Gorton announces that Ampol Exploration Ltd. is not proceeding with its intention to drill for oil in the Great Barrier Reef pending a thorough examination of whether there might be damage to the reef.
- 18 February – The Queensland Country Party is defeated in the Albert by-election.
Life in Australia in 1970
Prime Minister
John Gorton
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
Petrol (per litre)
$0.07
Loaf of Bread
$0.20
Average House
$12,000
Weekly Wage
$55.00
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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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