At A Glance

30 October 1978 at a glance

Day of the week
30 October 1978 was a Monday.
Kent Music Report No. 1
The Kent Music Report No. 1 was “Three Times a Lady” by Commodores.
Top Film of 1978
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1978 was Grease.
Best-Selling Vehicle of 1978
Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 1978 was the Holden Kingswood.
Star sign
The star sign for 30 October is Scorpio.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 30 October 1978 fell in the Year of the Horse.
Birthstone
The birthstone for October is Opal.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 30 October 1978 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 30 October

  • 1973 The Bosphorus Bridge in Turkey is completed, connecting the continents of Europe and Asia over the Bosphorus for the second time.
  • 1975 Prince Juan Carlos I of Spain becomes acting head of state, taking over for the country's ailing dictator, Gen. Francisco Franco.
  • 1980 El Salvador and Honduras agree to put the border dispute fought over in 1969's Football War before the International Court of Justice.
  • 1983 The first democratic elections in Argentina, after seven years of military rule, are held.
  • 1985 Space Shuttle Challenger lifts off for mission STS-61-A, its final successful mission.

Famous people born on 30 October

  • Henry Winkler, American actor, comedian, director, and producer (born 1945)
  • John Adams, American lawyer and politician, 2nd President of the United States (1735–1826)
  • Ivanka Trump, American model and businesswoman (born 1981)
  • Diego Maradona, Argentinian footballer, coach, and manager (1960–2020)

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Events of 1978 in Australia

A selection from Wikipedia's '1978 in Australia'. Not a complete list.

  • 1 January – Another Vietnamese refugee boat arrives at night, from a camp off the Malaysian coast.
  • 3 January – Bela Csidei, a prominent Sydney businessman, is alleged in the Darwin Magistrates' Court to have been involved in growing marijuana in the Northern Territory.
  • 14 March – Stephen Matthews, aged 20, swept from the Natural Bridge off Albany, by a King Wave. Rescued by whale ship, the Cheynes II. First recorded survival of someone swept into the sea at The Gap and Natural Bridge.
More events of 1978 →Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Life in Australia in 1978

Prime Minister

Malcolm Fraser

Monarch

Queen Elizabeth II

Petrol (per litre)

$0.12

Loaf of Bread

$0.50

Average House

$36,000

Weekly Wage

$185.00

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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 →

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