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15 August 1970 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 15 August 1970 was a Saturday.
- Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)
- “Up Around the Bend / Run Through the Jungle” by Creedence Clearwater Revival 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 1970
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1970 was Love Story.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 15 August is Leo.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 15 August 1970 fell in the Year of the Dog.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for August is Peridot.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 15 August 1970 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 15 August
- 1969 The Woodstock Music & Art Fair opens in Bethel, New York, featuring some of the top rock musicians of the era.
- 1970 Patricia Palinkas becomes the first woman to play professionally in an American football game.
- 1971 President Richard Nixon completes the break from the gold standard by ending convertibility of the United States dollar into gold by foreign investors.
- 1971 Bahrain gains independence from the United Kingdom.
- 1975 Takeo Miki makes the first official pilgrimage to Yasukuni Shrine by an incumbent prime minister on the anniversary of the end of World War II.
Famous people born on 15 August
- Napoleon, French general and emperor (1769–1821)
- Ben Affleck, American actor and filmmaker (born 1972)
- Jennifer Lawrence, American actress and producer (born 1990)
- Joe Jonas, American singer, songwriter, and actor (born 1989)
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Events of 1970 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '1970 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 4 January – The Victorian Government appoints William Kaye, QC to investigate allegations that some senior police officers took bribes from abortion care providers.
- 14 January – Prime Minister Gorton announces that Ampol Exploration Ltd. is not proceeding with its intention to drill for oil in the Great Barrier Reef pending a thorough examination of whether there might be damage to the reef.
- 18 February – The Queensland Country Party is defeated in the Albert by-election.
Life in Australia in 1970
Prime Minister
John Gorton
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
Petrol (per litre)
$0.07
Loaf of Bread
$0.20
Average House
$12,000
Weekly Wage
$55.00
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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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