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11 September 1975 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 11 September 1975 was a Thursday.
- Kent Music Report No. 1
- The Kent Music Report No. 1 was “Fox on the Run” by Sweet.
- Top Film of 1975
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1975 was Jaws.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 11 September is Virgo.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 11 September 1975 fell in the Year of the Rabbit.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 11 September 1975 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 11 September
- 1971 The Egyptian Constitution becomes official.
- 1971 The Festival Rock y Ruedas de Avándaro rock festival is held in the State of Mexico. It attracted more than 100,000 attendees during the Mexican Dirty War, a period marked by widespread political repression.
- 1972 The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit system begins passenger service.
- 1973 A coup in Chile, headed by General Augusto Pinochet, topples the democratically elected president Salvador Allende.
- 1977 Atari, Inc. releases the Video Computer System (VCS), later renamed the Atari 2600 in 1982.
Famous people born on 11 September
- Bashar al-Assad, Syrian politician, 21st President of Syria (born 1965)
- Maria Bartiromo, American financial journalist and television personality (born 1967)
- Taraji P. Henson, American actress and singer (born 1970)
- Amy Madigan, American actress (born 1950)
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Events of 1975 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '1975 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 19 January – Sydney's 2JJ, the ABC's new youth station and the predecessor of Triple J, commences broadcasting.
- 14 March – ABC Radio producer Peter Whitlock who had been working in Thailand becomes trapped in the South Vietnamese city of Buôn Ma Thuột when it comes under heavy attack from communist forces.
- 3 April – Prime minister Gough Whitlam launches a public appeal for the Australian Council for Overseas Aid to help raise money for refugees from Vietnam and Indo-China, confirming the Australian Government would commit $50,000 to the cause.
Life in Australia in 1975
Prime Minister
Gough Whitlam
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
Petrol (per litre)
$0.10
Loaf of Bread
$0.35
Average House
$25,000
Weekly Wage
$130.00
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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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