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22 May 1977 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 22 May 1977 was a Sunday.
- Kent Music Report No. 1
- The Kent Music Report No. 1 was “Don't Cry for Me Argentina” by Julie Covington.
- Top Film of 1977
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1977 was Star Wars.
- Best-Selling Vehicle of 1977
- Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 1977 was the Ford Falcon.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 22 May is Gemini.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 22 May 1977 fell in the Year of the Snake.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for May is Emerald.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 22 May 1977 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 22 May
- 1967 Egypt closes the Straits of Tiran to Israeli shipping.
- 1968 The nuclear-powered submarine USS Scorpion sinks with 99 men aboard, 400 nautical miles (740 km) southwest of the Azores.
- 1969 Apollo 10's Lunar Module flies within 8.4 nautical miles (16 km) of the Moon's surface.
- 1972 Ceylon adopts a new constitution, becoming a republic and changing its name to Sri Lanka.
- 1987 First ever Rugby World Cup kicks off with New Zealand playing Italy at Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand.
Famous people born on 22 May
- Novak Djokovic, Serbian tennis player (born 1987)
- Tommy John, American baseball player (1943–2026)
- Katie Price, English television personality and glamour model (born 1978)
- Morrissey, English singer-songwriter and performer (born 1959)
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Events of 1977 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '1977 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 6 February – Silver Jubilee of Elizabeth II's accession as Queen of Australia.
- 15 May – The Australian Democrats is launched by former Liberal MP Don Chipp at Melbourne Town Hall.
- 21 May – The 1977 Australian referendum is held. Questions on Senate casual vacancies, referendums and retirement of judges are passed. A question on simultaneous elections for the House of Representatives and the Senate fails.
Life in Australia in 1977
Prime Minister
Malcolm Fraser
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
Petrol (per litre)
$0.12
Loaf of Bread
$0.45
Average House
$32,000
Weekly Wage
$170.00
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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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