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13 April 1972 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 13 April 1972 was a Thursday.
- Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)
- “Without You” by Nilsson 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 1972
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1972 was The Godfather.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 13 April is Aries.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 13 April 1972 fell in the Year of the Rat.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for April is Diamond.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 13 April 1972 was New Moon.
On this day: 13 April
- 1964 At the Academy Awards, Sidney Poitier becomes the first African-American man to win the Best Actor award for the 1963 film Lilies of the Field.
- 1970 At 10:08 PM EST an oxygen tank aboard the Apollo 13 Service Module explodes, putting the crew in great danger and causing major damage to the Apollo command and service module (codenamed "Odyssey") while en route to the Moon.
- 1972 The Universal Postal Union decides to recognize the People's Republic of China as the only legitimate Chinese representative, effectively expelling the Republic of China administering Taiwan.
- 1972 Vietnam War: The Battle of An Lộc begins.
- 1976 The United States Treasury Department reintroduces the two-dollar bill as a Federal Reserve Note on Thomas Jefferson's 233rd birthday as part of the United States Bicentennial celebration.
Famous people born on 13 April
- Thomas Jefferson, American lawyer and politician, 3rd President of the United States (1743–1826)
- Ron Perlman, American actor (born 1950)
- Jonathan Brandis, American actor (1976–2003)
- Christopher Hitchens, English-American essayist, literary critic, and journalist (1949–2011)
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Events of 1972 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '1972 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 26 January – Aboriginal Tent Embassy was constructed in front of Parliament House (now old Parliament House).
- 18 February – The Logie Awards of 1972 are held in Melbourne where Division 4's Gerard Kennedy wins his second consecutive Gold Logie.
- 13 March – Controversial soap opera Number 96 debuts on the 0-10 Network.
Life in Australia in 1972
Prime Minister
William McMahon
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
Petrol (per litre)
$0.08
Loaf of Bread
$0.24
Average House
$16,000
Weekly Wage
$75.00
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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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