At A Glance

30 July 1976 at a glance

Day of the week
30 July 1976 was a Friday.
Kent Music Report No. 1
The Kent Music Report No. 1 was “Howzat” by Sherbet.
Top Film of 1976
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1976 was Rocky.
Star sign
The star sign for 30 July is Leo.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 30 July 1976 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
Birthstone
The birthstone for July is Ruby.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 30 July 1976 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 30 July

  • 1974 Watergate scandal: U.S. President Richard Nixon releases subpoenaed White House recordings after being ordered to do so by the Supreme Court of the United States.
  • 1978 The 730: Okinawa Prefecture changes its traffic on the right-hand side of the road to the left-hand side.
  • 1980 Vanuatu gains independence.
  • 1980 Israel's Knesset passes the Jerusalem Law.
  • 1981 As many as 50,000 demonstrators, mostly women and children, take to the streets in Łódź to protest food ration shortages in Communist Poland.

Famous people born on 30 July

  • Christopher Nolan, English-American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1970)
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger, Austrian-American bodybuilder, actor, and politician, 38th Governor of California (born 1947)
  • Joey King, American actress (born 1999)
  • Simon Baker, Australian actor, director, and producer (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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