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27 March 1976 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 27 March 1976 was a Saturday.
- Kent Music Report No. 1
- The Kent Music Report No. 1 was “Bohemian Rhapsody” by Queen.
- Top Film of 1976
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1976 was Rocky.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 27 March is Aries.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 27 March 1976 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for March is Aquamarine.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 27 March 1976 was Waning Crescent.
On this day: 27 March
- 1975 Construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System begins.
- 1976 The first section of the Washington Metro opens to the public.
- 1981 The Solidarity movement in Poland stages a warning strike, in which at least 12 million Poles walk off their jobs for four hours.
- 1990 The United States begins broadcasting anti-Castro propaganda to Cuba on TV Martí.
- 1993 Jiang Zemin is appointed President of China.
Famous people born on 27 March
- Nathan Fillion, Canadian actor (born 1971)
- Quentin Tarantino, American director, producer, screenwriter and actor (born 1963)
- Lisa, Thai rapper and dancer (born 1997)
- Mariah Carey, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress (born 1969)
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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.
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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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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