At A Glance

2 July 1976 at a glance

Day of the week
2 July 1976 was a Friday.
Kent Music Report No. 1
The Kent Music Report No. 1 was “Fernando” by ABBA.
Top Film of 1976
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1976 was Rocky.
Star sign
The star sign for 2 July is Cancer.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 2 July 1976 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
Birthstone
The birthstone for July is Ruby.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 2 July 1976 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 2 July

  • 1964 Civil rights movement: U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1964 meant to prohibit segregation in public places.
  • 1966 France conducts its first nuclear weapon test in the Pacific, on Moruroa Atoll.
  • 1976 End of South Vietnam; Communist North Vietnam annexes the former South Vietnam to form the unified Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
  • 1986 Rodrigo Rojas and Carmen Gloria Quintana are burnt alive during a street demonstration against the dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet in Chile in the Quemados case.
  • 1997 The Bank of Thailand floats the baht, triggering the Asian financial crisis.

Famous people born on 2 July

  • Jerry Hall, American model and actress (born 1956)
  • Olav V, Norwegian king, 1957–1991 (1903–1991)
  • Margot Robbie, Australian actress and producer (born 1990)
  • Lindsay Lohan, American actress and singer (born 1986)

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Events of 1976 in Australia

A selection from Wikipedia's '1976 in Australia'. Not a complete list.

  • 27 January – Gough Whitlam is comfortably re-elected as the leader of the Australian Labor Party despite being challenged for the leadership by Lionel Bowen and Frank Crean.
  • 20 March – The 1976 Victorian state election is held which sees the incumbent Liberal government led by premier Rupert Hamer returned with an increased majority.
  • 30 March – United States vice-president Nelson Rockefeller arrives in Australia with his wife Happy and stepdaughter Malinda to attend United States Bicentennial engagements in Canberra and Sydney. One person is arrested after police clash with 150 demonstrators in Canberra, protesting Rockefeller's visit.
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Life in Australia in 1976

Prime Minister

Malcolm Fraser

Monarch

Queen Elizabeth II

Petrol (per litre)

$0.11

Loaf of Bread

$0.40

Average House

$28,000

Weekly Wage

$150.00

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