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19 April 1970 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 19 April 1970 was a Sunday.
- Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)
- “Let It Be” by The Beatles 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 19 April is Aries.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 19 April 1970 fell in the Year of the Dog.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for April is Diamond.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 19 April 1970 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 19 April
- 1971 Sierra Leone becomes a republic, and Siaka Stevens the president.
- 1971 Launch of Salyut 1, the first space station.
- 1973 The Portuguese Socialist Party is founded in the German town of Bad Münstereifel.
- 1975 India's first satellite Aryabhata launched in orbit from Kapustin Yar, Russia.
- 1975 South Vietnamese forces withdraw from the town of Xuan Loc in the last major battle of the Vietnam War.
Famous people born on 19 April
- Tim Curry, English actor and singer (1946–2026)
- Kate Hudson, American actress (born 1979)
- Jayne Mansfield, American model and actress (1933–1967)
- James Franco, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1978)
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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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