At A Glance

12 April 1971 at a glance

Day of the week
12 April 1971 was a Monday.
Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)
“Rose Garden” by Lynn Anderson 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 1971
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1971 was The French Connection.
Star sign
The star sign for 12 April is Aries.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 12 April 1971 fell in the Year of the Pig.
Birthstone
The birthstone for April is Diamond.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 12 April 1971 was Waning Gibbous.

On this day: 12 April

  • 1961 Space Race: The Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin becomes the first human to travel into outer space and perform the first crewed orbital flight, Vostok 1.
  • 1970 Soviet submarine K-8, carrying four nuclear torpedoes, sinks in the Bay of Biscay four days after a fire on board.
  • 1980 The Americo-Liberian government of Liberia is violently deposed.
  • 1980 Canadian runner and athlete Terry Fox begins his Marathon of Hope Run in St. John's, NF
  • 1981 The first launch of a Space Shuttle (Columbia) takes place: The STS-1 mission.

Famous people born on 12 April

  • Saoirse Ronan, American-born Irish actress (born 1994)
  • Claire Danes, American actress (born 1979)
  • Shannen Doherty, American actress, director, and producer (1971–2024)
  • Ed O'Neill, American actor and comedian (born 1946)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 1971 in Australia

A selection from Wikipedia's '1971 in Australia'. Not a complete list.

  • 3 January – Sudden hailstorms lash the Sydney area causing widespread damage to houses and properties, as well as traffic chaos and nearly $150,000 worth of damage to fruit and vegetable crops at Cobbity.
  • 3 January – New South Wales Transport Minister announces that intensified police weekend patrols might become a regular part of the campaign to cut the road toll after 8,148 New South Wales motorists were arrested or charged over the New Year holiday weekend.
  • 4 January – Federal Opposition Leader Gough Whitlam says in Port Moresby that Papuan leaders seem to accept completely the Australian Labor Party's timetable for independence of Papua New Guinea.
More events of 1971 →Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Life in Australia in 1971

Prime Minister

William McMahon

Monarch

Queen Elizabeth II

Petrol (per litre)

$0.07

Loaf of Bread

$0.22

Average House

$14,000

Weekly Wage

$65.00

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