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5 May 1972 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 5 May 1972 was a Friday.
- Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)
- “Without You” by Nilsson 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 1972
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1972 was The Godfather.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 5 May is Taurus.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 5 May 1972 fell in the Year of the Rat.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for May is Emerald.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 5 May 1972 was Last Quarter.
On this day: 5 May
- 1961 Project Mercury: Alan Shepard becomes the first American to travel into outer space, on a sub-orbital flight.
- 1964 The Council of Europe declares May 5 as Europe Day.
- 1973 Secretariat wins the 1973 Kentucky Derby in 1:59.4, an as-yet-unbeaten record.
- 1980 Operation Nimrod: The British Special Air Service storms the Iranian embassy in London after a six-day siege.
- 1985 Ronald Reagan visits the military cemetery at Bitburg and the site of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, where he makes a speech.
Famous people born on 5 May
- Aryna Sabalenka, Belarusian tennis player (born 1998)
- Richard E. Grant, Swazi-English actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1957)
- Carlos Alcaraz, Spanish tennis player (born 2003)
- Henry Cavill, English actor (born 1983)
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Events of 1972 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '1972 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 26 January – Aboriginal Tent Embassy was constructed in front of Parliament House (now old Parliament House).
- 18 February – The Logie Awards of 1972 are held in Melbourne where Division 4's Gerard Kennedy wins his second consecutive Gold Logie.
- 13 March – Controversial soap opera Number 96 debuts on the 0-10 Network.
Life in Australia in 1972
Prime Minister
William McMahon
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
Petrol (per litre)
$0.08
Loaf of Bread
$0.24
Average House
$16,000
Weekly Wage
$75.00
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Famous Faces Born in the 1970s
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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 →Sources: Wikidata and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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