At A Glance
3 November 1976 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 3 November 1976 was a Wednesday.
- Kent Music Report No. 1
- The Kent Music Report No. 1 was “Let's Stick Together” by Bryan Ferry.
- Top Film of 1976
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1976 was Rocky.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 3 November is Scorpio.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 3 November 1976 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for November is Topaz.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 3 November 1976 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 3 November
- 1967 Vietnam War: The Battle of Dak To begins.
- 1969 Vietnam War: U.S. President Richard M. Nixon addresses the nation on television and radio, asking the "silent majority" to join him in solidarity on the Vietnam War effort and to support his policies.
- 1973 Mariner program: NASA launches the Mariner 10 toward Mercury. On March 29, 1974, it becomes the first space probe to reach that planet.
- 1976 Carrie, an American supernatural horror film directed by Brian De Palma, is premiered in 17 theaters in the Washington, D.C.-Baltimore area.
- 1978 Dominica gains its independence from the United Kingdom.
Famous people born on 3 November
- Lara Raj, American singer (born 2005)
- Gabe Newell, American businessman, co-founded Valve (born 1962)
- Ian Wright, English footballer, manager, and sportscaster (born 1963)
- Jim Cummings, American voice actor (born 1952)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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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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