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18 October 1970 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 18 October 1970 was a Sunday.
- Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)
- “In the Summertime (cover version)” by The Mixtures 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 1970
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1970 was Love Story.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 18 October is Libra.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 18 October 1970 fell in the Year of the Dog.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for October is Opal.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 18 October 1970 was Waning Gibbous.
On this day: 18 October
- 1954 Texas Instruments announces the Regency TR-1, the first mass-produced transistor radio.
- 1963 Félicette, a black and white female Parisian stray cat, becomes the first cat launched into space.
- 1967 The Soviet probe Venera 4 reaches Venus and becomes the first spacecraft to measure the atmosphere of another planet.
- 1978 Based on the world's first children's art museum, the Henrik Igityan National Centre for Aesthetics opened in Yerevan.
- 1979 The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) begins allowing people to have home satellite earth stations without a federal government license.
Famous people born on 18 October
- Zohran Mamdani, American politician, mayor of New York City (born 1991)
- Milo Yiannopoulos, British journalist and public speaker (born 1984)
- Zac Efron, American actor and singer (born 1987)
- Barry Keoghan, Irish actor (born 1992)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 1970 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '1970 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 4 January – The Victorian Government appoints William Kaye, QC to investigate allegations that some senior police officers took bribes from abortion care providers.
- 14 January – Prime Minister Gorton announces that Ampol Exploration Ltd. is not proceeding with its intention to drill for oil in the Great Barrier Reef pending a thorough examination of whether there might be damage to the reef.
- 18 February – The Queensland Country Party is defeated in the Albert by-election.
Life in Australia in 1970
Prime Minister
John Gorton
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
Petrol (per litre)
$0.07
Loaf of Bread
$0.20
Average House
$12,000
Weekly Wage
$55.00
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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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