At A Glance

16 July 1978 at a glance

Day of the week
16 July 1978 was a Sunday.
Kent Music Report No. 1
The Kent Music Report No. 1 was “Rivers of Babylon” by Boney M..
Top Film of 1978
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1978 was Grease.
Best-Selling Vehicle of 1978
Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 1978 was the Holden Kingswood.
Star sign
The star sign for 16 July is Cancer.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 16 July 1978 fell in the Year of the Horse.
Birthstone
The birthstone for July is Ruby.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 16 July 1978 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 16 July

  • 1965 The Mont Blanc Tunnel linking France and Italy opens.
  • 1969 The Apollo 11 lunar landing mission is launched from Cape Kennedy in Florida, USA.
  • 1979 Iraqi President Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr resigns and is replaced by Saddam Hussein.
  • 1990 The Luzon earthquake strikes the Philippines with an intensity of 7.7, affecting Benguet, Pangasinan, Nueva Ecija, La Union, Aurora, Bataan, Zambales and Tarlac.
  • 1990 The Parliament of the Ukrainian SSR declares state sovereignty over the territory of the Ukrainian SSR.

Famous people born on 16 July

  • Katrina Kaif, British Indian actress and model (born 1983)
  • Will Ferrell, American actor, comedian, and producer (born 1967)
  • Corey Feldman, American actor (born 1971)
  • Gareth Bale, Welsh footballer (born 1989)

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Events of 1978 in Australia

A selection from Wikipedia's '1978 in Australia'. Not a complete list.

  • 1 January – Another Vietnamese refugee boat arrives at night, from a camp off the Malaysian coast.
  • 3 January – Bela Csidei, a prominent Sydney businessman, is alleged in the Darwin Magistrates' Court to have been involved in growing marijuana in the Northern Territory.
  • 14 March – Stephen Matthews, aged 20, swept from the Natural Bridge off Albany, by a King Wave. Rescued by whale ship, the Cheynes II. First recorded survival of someone swept into the sea at The Gap and Natural Bridge.
More events of 1978 →Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Life in Australia in 1978

Prime Minister

Malcolm Fraser

Monarch

Queen Elizabeth II

Petrol (per litre)

$0.12

Loaf of Bread

$0.50

Average House

$36,000

Weekly Wage

$185.00

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