At A Glance

15 June 1971 at a glance

Day of the week
15 June 1971 was a Tuesday.
Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)
“Too Young to Be Married” by The Hollies 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 15 June is Gemini.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 15 June 1971 fell in the Year of the Pig.
Birthstone
The birthstone for June is Pearl.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 15 June 1971 was Last Quarter.

On this day: 15 June

  • 1940 World War II: Operation Aerial begins: Allied troops start to evacuate France, following Germany's takeover of Paris and most of the nation.
  • 1944 World War II: The United States invades Saipan, capital of Japan's South Seas Mandate.
  • 1944 In the Saskatchewan general election, the CCF, led by Tommy Douglas, is elected and forms the first socialist government in North America.
  • 1988 The Ariane 4 rocket is launched on its maiden flight.
  • 1992 The United States Supreme Court rules in United States v. Álvarez-Machaín that it is permissible for the United States to forcibly extradite suspects in foreign countries and bring them to the United States for trial, without approval from those other countries.

Famous people born on 15 June

  • Xi Jinping, Chinese engineer and politician, General Secretary of the Communist Party and President of China (born 1953)
  • Mohamed Salah, Egyptian footballer (born 1992)
  • Courteney Cox, American actress and producer (born 1964)
  • Ice Cube, American rapper, producer, and actor (born 1969)

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.

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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Famous Faces Born in the 1970s

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