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29 March 1977 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 29 March 1977 was a Tuesday.
- Kent Music Report No. 1
- The Kent Music Report No. 1 was “Torn Between Two Lovers” by Mary MacGregor.
- 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 29 March is Aries.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 29 March 1977 fell in the Year of the Snake.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for March is Aquamarine.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 29 March 1977 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 29 March
- 1973 Vietnam War: The last United States combat soldiers leave South Vietnam.
- 1974 NASA's Mariner 10 becomes the first space probe to fly by Mercury.
- 1974 The Terracotta Army is discovered in Shaanxi province, China.
- 1982 The Canada Act 1982 receives the Royal Assent from Queen Elizabeth II, setting the stage for the Queen of Canada to proclaim the Constitution Act, 1982.
- 1984 The Baltimore Colts load their possessions onto fifteen Mayflower moving trucks in the early morning hours and transfer their operations to Indianapolis.
Famous people born on 29 March
- Brendan Gleeson, Irish actor (born 1955)
- Billy Beane, American baseball player and manager (born 1962)
- Eric Idle, English actor, comedian, musician and writer (born 1943)
- N'Golo Kanté, French footballer (born 1991)
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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
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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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