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19 June 1974 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 19 June 1974 was a Wednesday.
- Kent Music Report No. 1
- The Kent Music Report No. 1 was “Billy Don't Be a Hero” by Paper Lace.
- Top Film of 1974
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1974 was The Towering Inferno.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 19 June is Gemini.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 19 June 1974 fell in the Year of the Tiger.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for June is Pearl.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 19 June 1974 was New Moon.
On this day: 19 June
- 1964 The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is approved after surviving an 83-day filibuster in the United States Senate.
- 1965 Nguyễn Cao Kỳ becomes Prime Minister of South Vietnam at the head of a military junta; General Nguyễn Văn Thiệu becomes the figurehead chief of state.
- 1978 Garfield's first comic strip, originally published locally as Jon in 1976, goes into nationwide syndication.
- 1982 The People's Armed Police is de facto founded; it is officially established 10 months later on April 5, 1983.
- 1985 Members of the Revolutionary Party of Central American Workers, dressed as Salvadoran soldiers, attack the Zona Rosa area of San Salvador.
Famous people born on 19 June
- Macklemore, American rapper (born 1983)
- Zoe Saldaña, American actress (born 1978)
- James VI and I (1566–1625)
- Robin Tunney, American actress (born 1972)
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Events of 1974 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '1974 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 24 January – Cyclone Wanda makes landfall near Double Island Point. Large parts of South East Queensland, particularly Brisbane, and northern New South Wales are flooded.
- 26 February – Mungo Man, a human skeleton estimated to be 40,000 years old, uncovered at Lake Mungo
- 25 March – The Liberal Party led by Charles Court wins the 1974 Western Australian state election.
Life in Australia in 1974
Prime Minister
Gough Whitlam
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
Petrol (per litre)
$0.09
Loaf of Bread
$0.31
Average House
$22,000
Weekly Wage
$110.00
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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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