At A Glance
11 December 1973 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 11 December 1973 was a Tuesday.
- Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)
- “Angie” 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 1973
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1973 was The Exorcist.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 11 December is Sagittarius.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 11 December 1973 fell in the Year of the Ox.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for December is Turquoise.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 11 December 1973 was Waning Gibbous.
On this day: 11 December
- 1960 French forces crack down in a violent clash with protesters in French Algeria during a visit by French president Charles de Gaulle.
- 1964 Che Guevara speaks at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City.
- 1972 Apollo 17 becomes the sixth and final Apollo mission to land on the Moon.
- 1978 The Lufthansa heist is committed by a group led by Lucchese family associate Jimmy Burke. It was the largest cash robbery ever committed on American soil, at that time.
- 1980 The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (also known as Superfund) is enacted by the U.S. Congress.
Famous people born on 11 December
- Hailee Steinfeld, American actress, singer and songwriter (born 1996)
- Jermaine Jackson, American singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (born 1954)
- Osho, Indian guru, mystic, and educator (1931–1990)
- Colleen Hoover, American author (born 1979)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 1973 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '1973 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 10 February – Australia's first casino, the Wrest Point Hotel Casino, opens in Hobart
- 28 February – The federal voting age is lowered from 21 to 18. The state of New South Wales had already enacted such a change in 1970.
- 2 March – Wellington Street bus station in Perth is opened by Western Australia's premier John Tonkin
Life in Australia in 1973
Prime Minister
Gough Whitlam
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
Petrol (per litre)
$0.08
Loaf of Bread
$0.27
Average House
$18,500
Weekly Wage
$90.00
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Famous Faces Born in the 1970s
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