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11 May 1970 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 11 May 1970 was a Monday.
- Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)
- “Let It Be” by The Beatles 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 11 May is Taurus.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 11 May 1970 fell in the Year of the Dog.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for May is Emerald.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 11 May 1970 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 11 May
- 1973 Citing government misconduct, Daniel Ellsberg's charges for his involvement in releasing the Pentagon Papers to The New York Times are dismissed.
- 1987 Klaus Barbie goes on trial in Lyon for war crimes committed during World War II.
- 1997 Deep Blue, a chess-playing supercomputer, defeats Garry Kasparov in the last game of the rematch, becoming the first computer to beat a world-champion chess player in a classic match format.
- 1998 India conducts three underground atomic tests in Pokhran.
- 2000 Second Chechen War: Chechen separatists ambush Russian paramilitary forces in the Republic of Ingushetia.
Famous people born on 11 May
- Sabrina Carpenter, American singer and actress (born 1999)
- Natasha Richardson, English actress (1963–2009)
- Lana Condor, American actress (born 1997)
- Richard Feynman, American physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (1918–1988)
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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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