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21 March 1975 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 21 March 1975 was a Friday.
- Kent Music Report No. 1
- The Kent Music Report No. 1 was “Please Mr. Postman” by The Carpenters.
- Top Film of 1975
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1975 was Jaws.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 21 March is Aries.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 21 March 1975 fell in the Year of the Rabbit.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for March is Aquamarine.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 21 March 1975 was First Quarter.
On this day: 21 March
- 1968 Battle of Karameh in Jordan between the Israel Defense Forces and the combined forces of the Jordanian Armed Forces and PLO.
- 1970 The first Earth Day proclamation is issued by Joseph Alioto, Mayor of San Francisco.
- 1970 San Diego Comic-Con, the largest pop and culture festival in the world, hosts its inaugural event.
- 1980 Cold War: American President Jimmy Carter announces a United States boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow to protest the Soviet–Afghan War.
- 1985 Canadian paraplegic athlete and humanitarian Rick Hansen begins his circumnavigation of the globe in a wheelchair in the name of spinal cord injury medical research.
Famous people born on 21 March
- Gary Oldman, English actor, filmmaker, musician, and author (born 1958)
- Rosie O'Donnell, American actress, producer, and talk show host (born 1962)
- Ronaldinho, Brazilian footballer (born 1980)
- Matthew Broderick, American actor (born 1962)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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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
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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 →Sources: Wikidata and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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