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26 August 1977 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 26 August 1977 was a Friday.
- Kent Music Report No. 1
- The Kent Music Report No. 1 was “I Go to Rio” by Peter Allen.
- 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 26 August is Virgo.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 26 August 1977 fell in the Year of the Snake.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for August is Peridot.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 26 August 1977 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 26 August
- 1966 The South African Border War starts with the battle at Omugulugwombashe.
- 1970 The fiftieth anniversary of American women being able to vote is marked by a nationwide Women's Strike for Equality.
- 1972 The Games of the XX Olympiad open in Munich, West Germany.
- 1977 The Charter of the French Language is adopted by the National Assembly of Quebec.
- 1978 Papal conclave: Albino Luciani is elected as Pope John Paul I.
Famous people born on 26 August
- Macaulay Culkin, American actor (born 1980)
- Keke Palmer, American actress and singer (born 1993)
- Mother Teresa, Albanian-Indian nun, missionary, Catholic saint, and Nobel Prize laureate (1910–1997)
- Melissa McCarthy, American actress, comedian, producer, and screenwriter (born 1970)
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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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