At A Glance

7 March 1977 at a glance

Day of the week
7 March 1977 was a Monday.
Kent Music Report No. 1
The Kent Music Report No. 1 was “The Way That You Do It” by Pussyfoot.
Top Film of 1977
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1977 was Star Wars.
Best-Selling Vehicle of 1977
Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 1977 was the Ford Falcon.
Star sign
The star sign for 7 March is Pisces.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 7 March 1977 fell in the Year of the Snake.
Birthstone
The birthstone for March is Aquamarine.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 7 March 1977 was Waning Gibbous.

On this day: 7 March

  • 1945 World War II: The American 9th Armored Division unexpectedly captures an intact bridge over the Rhine.
  • 1965 Bloody Sunday: A group of 600 civil rights marchers are brutally attacked by state and local police in Selma, Alabama.
  • 1971 Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, political leader of then East Pakistan (present day-Bangladesh), delivers his historic 7th March speech in the Racecourse Field (Now Suhrawardy Udyan) in Dhaka.
  • 1989 Iran and the United Kingdom break diplomatic relations after a fight over Salman Rushdie and his controversial novel, The Satanic Verses.
  • 2007 Reform of the House of Lords: The British House of Commons votes to make the upper chamber, the House of Lords, 100% elected.

Famous people born on 7 March

  • Bret Easton Ellis, American author and screenwriter (born 1964)
  • Rachel Weisz, English actress (born 1970)
  • Ranulph Fiennes, English soldier and explorer (born 1944)
  • Bryan Cranston, American actor, director, and producer (born 1956)

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Events of 1977 in Australia

A selection from Wikipedia's '1977 in Australia'. Not a complete list.

  • 6 February – Silver Jubilee of Elizabeth II's accession as Queen of Australia.
  • 15 May – The Australian Democrats is launched by former Liberal MP Don Chipp at Melbourne Town Hall.
  • 21 May – The 1977 Australian referendum is held. Questions on Senate casual vacancies, referendums and retirement of judges are passed. A question on simultaneous elections for the House of Representatives and the Senate fails.

Life in Australia in 1977

Prime Minister

Malcolm Fraser

Monarch

Queen Elizabeth II

Petrol (per litre)

$0.12

Loaf of Bread

$0.45

Average House

$32,000

Weekly Wage

$170.00

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Famous Faces Born in the 1970s

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