At A Glance

2 June 1972 at a glance

Day of the week
2 June 1972 was a Friday.
Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)
“Amazing Grace” by Royal Scots Dragoon Guards 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 1972
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1972 was The Godfather.
Star sign
The star sign for 2 June is Gemini.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 2 June 1972 fell in the Year of the Rat.
Birthstone
The birthstone for June is Pearl.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 2 June 1972 was Waning Gibbous.

On this day: 2 June

  • 1955 The USSR and Yugoslavia sign the Belgrade declaration and thus normalize relations between the two countries, discontinued since 1948.
  • 1962 During the FIFA World Cup, police intervene multiple times in fights between Chilean and Italian players in one of the most violent games in football history.
  • 1964 The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) is formed.
  • 1966 Surveyor program: Surveyor 1 lands in Oceanus Procellarum on the Moon, becoming the first U.S. spacecraft to soft-land on another world.
  • 1979 Pope John Paul II starts his first official visit to his native Poland, becoming the first Pope to visit a Communist country.

Famous people born on 2 June

  • Morena Baccarin, Brazilian-American actress (born 1979)
  • Justin Long, American actor (born 1978)
  • Awkwafina, American actress, rapper, and comedian (born 1988)
  • Zachary Quinto, American actor and producer (born 1977)

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Events of 1972 in Australia

A selection from Wikipedia's '1972 in Australia'. Not a complete list.

  • 26 January – Aboriginal Tent Embassy was constructed in front of Parliament House (now old Parliament House).
  • 18 February – The Logie Awards of 1972 are held in Melbourne where Division 4's Gerard Kennedy wins his second consecutive Gold Logie.
  • 13 March – Controversial soap opera Number 96 debuts on the 0-10 Network.
More events of 1972 →Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Life in Australia in 1972

Prime Minister

William McMahon

Monarch

Queen Elizabeth II

Petrol (per litre)

$0.08

Loaf of Bread

$0.24

Average House

$16,000

Weekly Wage

$75.00

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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 →

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