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28 November 1974 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 28 November 1974 was a Thursday.
- Kent Music Report No. 1
- The Kent Music Report No. 1 was “I Honestly Love You” by Olivia Newton-John.
- Top Film of 1974
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1974 was The Towering Inferno.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 28 November is Sagittarius.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 28 November 1974 fell in the Year of the Tiger.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for November is Topaz.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 28 November 1974 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 28 November
- 1966 Michel Micombero overthrows the monarchy of Burundi and makes himself the first president.
- 1967 The first pulsar (PSR B1919+21, in the constellation of Vulpecula) is discovered by two astronomers Jocelyn Bell Burnell and Antony Hewish.
- 1975 Timor-Leste declares its independence from Portugal.
- 1980 Iran–Iraq War: Operation Morvarid: The bulk of the Iraqi Navy is destroyed by the Iranian Navy in the Persian Gulf. (Commemorated in Iran as Navy Day.)
- 1983 Space Shuttle Columbia is launched on STS-9, the first mission to carry the European Space Agency's Spacelab module.
Famous people born on 28 November
- Alan Ritchson, American actor, model, singer, and songwriter (born 1982)
- Mary Elizabeth Winstead, American actress and producer (born 1984)
- Karen Gillan, Scottish actress (born 1987)
- Ed Harris, American actor and producer (born 1950)
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Events of 1974 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '1974 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 24 January – Cyclone Wanda makes landfall near Double Island Point. Large parts of South East Queensland, particularly Brisbane, and northern New South Wales are flooded.
- 26 February – Mungo Man, a human skeleton estimated to be 40,000 years old, uncovered at Lake Mungo
- 25 March – The Liberal Party led by Charles Court wins the 1974 Western Australian state election.
Life in Australia in 1974
Prime Minister
Gough Whitlam
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
Petrol (per litre)
$0.09
Loaf of Bread
$0.31
Average House
$22,000
Weekly Wage
$110.00
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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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