At A Glance

12 July 1975 at a glance

Day of the week
12 July 1975 was a Saturday.
Kent Music Report No. 1
The Kent Music Report No. 1 was “January” by Pilot.
Top Film of 1975
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1975 was Jaws.
Star sign
The star sign for 12 July is Cancer.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 12 July 1975 fell in the Year of the Rabbit.
Birthstone
The birthstone for July is Ruby.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 12 July 1975 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 12 July

  • 1960 Orlyonok, the main Young Pioneer camp of the Russian SFSR, is founded.
  • 1971 The Australian Aboriginal flag is flown for the first time.
  • 1973 A fire destroys the entire sixth floor of the National Personnel Records Center of the United States.
  • 1975 São Tomé and Príncipe declare independence from Portugal.
  • 1979 The island nation of Kiribati becomes independent from the United Kingdom.

Famous people born on 12 July

  • Julius Caesar, Roman politician and general (born -100)
  • Steve Howey, American actor (born 1977)
  • Malala Yousafzai, Pakistani-English activist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1997)
  • Vinícius Júnior, Brazilian footballer (born 2000)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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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

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