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19 October 1975 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 19 October 1975 was a Sunday.
- Kent Music Report No. 1
- The Kent Music Report No. 1 was “I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do” by ABBA.
- Top Film of 1975
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1975 was Jaws.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 19 October is Libra.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 19 October 1975 fell in the Year of the Rabbit.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for October is Opal.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 19 October 1975 was Full Moon.
On this day: 19 October
- 1973 President Nixon rejects an Appeals Court decision that he turn over the Watergate tapes.
- 1974 Niue becomes a self-governing colony of New Zealand.
- 1987 The United States Navy conducts Operation Nimble Archer, an attack on two Iranian oil platforms in the Persian Gulf.
- 1987 Black Monday: The Dow Jones Industrial Average falls by 22%, 508 points.
- 1988 The British government imposes a broadcasting ban on television and radio interviews with members of Sinn Féin and eleven Irish republican and Ulster loyalist paramilitary groups.
Famous people born on 19 October
- Rebecca Ferguson, Swedish actress (born 1983)
- Lil Durk, American rapper (born 1992)
- Jon Favreau, American actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1966)
- John Lithgow, American actor (born 1945)
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Events of 1975 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '1975 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 19 January – Sydney's 2JJ, the ABC's new youth station and the predecessor of Triple J, commences broadcasting.
- 14 March – ABC Radio producer Peter Whitlock who had been working in Thailand becomes trapped in the South Vietnamese city of Buôn Ma Thuột when it comes under heavy attack from communist forces.
- 3 April – Prime minister Gough Whitlam launches a public appeal for the Australian Council for Overseas Aid to help raise money for refugees from Vietnam and Indo-China, confirming the Australian Government would commit $50,000 to the cause.
Life in Australia in 1975
Prime Minister
Gough Whitlam
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
Petrol (per litre)
$0.10
Loaf of Bread
$0.35
Average House
$25,000
Weekly Wage
$130.00
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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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