At A Glance
3 February 1970 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 3 February 1970 was a Tuesday.
- Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)
- “Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head” by Johnny Farnham was No. 1 on David Kent's retrospective Australian chart. This chart was compiled later by David Kent from radio station charts.
- Top Film of 1970
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1970 was Love Story.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 3 February is Aquarius.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 3 February 1970 fell in the Year of the Rooster.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for February is Amethyst.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 3 February 1970 was Waning Crescent.
On this day: 3 February
- 1958 Founding of the Benelux Economic Union, creating a testing ground for a later European Economic Community.
- 1960 British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan speaks of "a wind of change", signalling that his Government is likely to support decolonisation.
- 1966 The Soviet Union's Luna 9 becomes the first spacecraft to make a soft landing on the Moon, and the first spacecraft to take pictures from the surface of the Moon.
- 1984 Doctor John Buster and a research team at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in the United States announce history's first embryo transfer, from one woman to another resulting in a live birth.
- 1984 Space Shuttle program: STS-41-B is launched using Space Shuttle Challenger.
Famous people born on 3 February
- Isla Fisher, Omani-Australian actress (born 1976)
- Amal Clooney, British-Lebanese barrister and activist (born 1978)
- Maura Tierney, American actress and producer (born 1965)
- Warwick Davis, English actor, producer, and screenwriter (born 1970)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 1970 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '1970 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 4 January – The Victorian Government appoints William Kaye, QC to investigate allegations that some senior police officers took bribes from abortion care providers.
- 14 January – Prime Minister Gorton announces that Ampol Exploration Ltd. is not proceeding with its intention to drill for oil in the Great Barrier Reef pending a thorough examination of whether there might be damage to the reef.
- 18 February – The Queensland Country Party is defeated in the Albert by-election.
Life in Australia in 1970
Prime Minister
John Gorton
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
Petrol (per litre)
$0.07
Loaf of Bread
$0.20
Average House
$12,000
Weekly Wage
$55.00
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Famous Faces Born in the 1970s
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