At A Glance
4 June 1976 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 4 June 1976 was a Friday.
- Kent Music Report No. 1
- The Kent Music Report No. 1 was “Fernando” by ABBA.
- Top Film of 1976
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1976 was Rocky.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 4 June is Gemini.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 4 June 1976 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for June is Pearl.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 4 June 1976 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 4 June
- 1970 Tonga gains independence from the British Empire.
- 1975 Governor of California Jerry Brown signs the California Agricultural Labor Relations Act into law, the first law in the United States giving farmworkers collective bargaining rights.
- 1977 JVC introduces its VHS videotape at the Consumer Electronics Show in Chicago. It will eventually prevail against Sony's rival Betamax system in a format war to become the predominant home video medium.
- 1979 Flight Lieutenant Jerry Rawlings takes power in Ghana after a military coup in which General Fred Akuffo is overthrown.
- 1986 Jonathan Pollard pleads guilty to espionage for selling top secret United States military intelligence to Israel.
Famous people born on 4 June
- Angelina Jolie, American actress, filmmaker, humanitarian, and activist (born 1975)
- George III (1738–1820)
- Noah Wyle, American actor and producer (born 1971)
- Keith David, American actor (born 1956)
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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