At A Glance

15 November 1971 at a glance

Day of the week
15 November 1971 was a Monday.
Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)
“Banks of the Ohio” by Olivia Newton-John 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 November is Scorpio.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 15 November 1971 fell in the Year of the Pig.
Birthstone
The birthstone for November is Topaz.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 15 November 1971 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 15 November

  • 1965 Craig Breedlove sets a land speed record of 600.601 mph (966.574 km/h) in his car, the Spirit of America, at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah.
  • 1966 Project Gemini: Gemini 12 completes the program's final mission, when it splashes down safely in the Atlantic Ocean.
  • 1968 The Cleveland Transit System becomes the first transit system in the western hemisphere to provide direct rapid transit service from a city's downtown to its major airport.
  • 1971 Intel releases the world's first commercial single-chip microprocessor, the 4004.
  • 1976 René Lévesque and the Parti Québécois take power to become the first Quebec government of the 20th century clearly in favor of independence.

Famous people born on 15 November

  • Shailene Woodley, American actress (born 1991)
  • Jonny Lee Miller, English-American actor (born 1972)
  • Erwin Rommel, German field marshal (1891–1944)
  • Karl-Anthony Towns, Dominican-American basketball player (born 1995)

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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