At A Glance

13 November 1976 at a glance

Day of the week
13 November 1976 was a Saturday.
Kent Music Report No. 1
The Kent Music Report No. 1 was “Let's Stick Together” by Bryan Ferry.
Top Film of 1976
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1976 was Rocky.
Star sign
The star sign for 13 November is Scorpio.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 13 November 1976 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
Birthstone
The birthstone for November is Topaz.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 13 November 1976 was Waning Gibbous.

On this day: 13 November

  • 1966 In response to Fatah raids against Israelis near the West Bank border, Israel launches an attack on the village of As-Samu.
  • 1967 The first of its many UFO sightings is made at Pudasjärvi, Finland.
  • 1982 The Vietnam Veterans Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C. after a march to its site by thousands of Vietnam War veterans.
  • 1985 Xavier Suárez is sworn in as Miami's first Cuban-born mayor.
  • 1991 The Republic of Karelia, an autonomous republic of Russia, is formed from the former Karelian ASSR.

Famous people born on 13 November

  • Steve Zahn, American actor and singer (born 1967)
  • Lando Norris, British-Belgian race car driver (born 1999)
  • Gerard Butler, Scottish actor (born 1969)
  • Whoopi Goldberg, American actress, comedian, and talk show host (born 1955)

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Events of 1976 in Australia

A selection from Wikipedia's '1976 in Australia'. Not a complete list.

  • 27 January – Gough Whitlam is comfortably re-elected as the leader of the Australian Labor Party despite being challenged for the leadership by Lionel Bowen and Frank Crean.
  • 20 March – The 1976 Victorian state election is held which sees the incumbent Liberal government led by premier Rupert Hamer returned with an increased majority.
  • 30 March – United States vice-president Nelson Rockefeller arrives in Australia with his wife Happy and stepdaughter Malinda to attend United States Bicentennial engagements in Canberra and Sydney. One person is arrested after police clash with 150 demonstrators in Canberra, protesting Rockefeller's visit.

Life in Australia in 1976

Prime Minister

Malcolm Fraser

Monarch

Queen Elizabeth II

Petrol (per litre)

$0.11

Loaf of Bread

$0.40

Average House

$28,000

Weekly Wage

$150.00

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Famous Faces Born in the 1970s

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