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16 May 1979 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 16 May 1979 was a Wednesday.
- Kent Music Report No. 1
- The Kent Music Report No. 1 was “Lay Your Love on Me” by Racey.
- Top Film of 1979
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1979 was Moonraker.
- Best-Selling Vehicle of 1979
- Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 1979 was the Holden Commodore.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 16 May is Taurus.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 16 May 1979 fell in the Year of the Goat.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for May is Emerald.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 16 May 1979 was Waning Gibbous.
On this day: 16 May
- 1969 Venera program: Venera 5, a Soviet space probe, lands on Venus.
- 1974 Josip Broz Tito is elected president for life of Yugoslavia.
- 1975 Junko Tabei from Japan becomes the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
- 1988 A report by the Surgeon General of the United States C. Everett Koop states that the addictive properties of nicotine are similar to those of heroin and cocaine.
- 1991 Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom addresses a joint session of the United States Congress. She is the first British monarch to address the U.S. Congress.
Famous people born on 16 May
- Pierce Brosnan, Irish-American actor and producer (born 1953)
- Melanie Lynskey, New Zealand actress (born 1977)
- Megan Fox, American actress (born 1986)
- Janet Jackson, American singer-songwriter and actress (born 1966)
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Events of 1979 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '1979 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 9 January – Deputy Prime Minister Doug Anthony signs a pact to allow uranium mining to begin at the Ranger Uranium Mine in the Northern Territory.
- 9 February – Associated Securities Limited, Australia's fourth-largest finance company, is placed into receivership.
- 9 March – The Arbitration Commission awards Australian women the right to six weeks' compulsory unpaid maternity leave with the option of extending the leave to one year.
Life in Australia in 1979
Prime Minister
Malcolm Fraser
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
Petrol (per litre)
$0.13
Loaf of Bread
$0.54
Average House
$40,000
Weekly Wage
$200.00
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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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