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11 December 1976 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 11 December 1976 was a Saturday.
- Kent Music Report No. 1
- The Kent Music Report No. 1 was “Money, Money, Money” by ABBA.
- Top Film of 1976
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1976 was Rocky.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 11 December is Sagittarius.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 11 December 1976 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for December is Turquoise.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 11 December 1976 was Waning Gibbous.
On this day: 11 December
- 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.
- 1990 Demonstrations by students and workers across Albania begin, which eventually trigger the fall of communism in Albania.
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)
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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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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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