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16 June 1971 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 16 June 1971 was a Wednesday.
- 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 16 June is Gemini.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 16 June 1971 fell in the Year of the Pig.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for June is Pearl.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 16 June 1971 was Last Quarter.
On this day: 16 June
- 1961 While on tour with the Kirov Ballet in Paris, Rudolf Nureyev defects from the Soviet Union.
- 1963 Soviet Space Program: Vostok 6 mission: Cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova becomes the first woman in space.
- 1963 In an attempt to resolve the Buddhist crisis in South Vietnam, a Joint Communique is signed between President Ngo Dinh Diem and Buddhist leaders.
- 1972 The largest single-site hydroelectric power project in Canada is inaugurated at Churchill Falls Generating Station.
- 1977 Oracle Corporation is incorporated in Redwood Shores, California, as Software Development Laboratories (SDL), by Larry Ellison, Bob Miner and Ed Oates.
Famous people born on 16 June
- Tupac Shakur, American rapper and producer (1971–1996)
- Jürgen Klopp, German footballer and manager (born 1967)
- Laurie Metcalf, American actress (born 1955)
- Mithun Chakraborty, Indian actor and politician (born 1950)
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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