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7 October 1976 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 7 October 1976 was a Thursday.
- Kent Music Report No. 1
- The Kent Music Report No. 1 was “Dancing Queen” by ABBA.
- Top Film of 1976
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1976 was Rocky.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 7 October is Libra.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 7 October 1976 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for October is Opal.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 7 October 1976 was Full Moon.
On this day: 7 October
- 1963 President Kennedy signs the ratification of the Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.
- 1963 Buddhist crisis: Amid worsening relations, outspoken South Vietnamese First Lady Madame Ngo Dinh Nhu arrives in the US for a speaking tour, continuing a flurry of attacks on the Kennedy administration.
- 1977 The Fourth Soviet Constitution is adopted.
- 1987 Sikh nationalists declare the independence of Khalistan from India; it is not internationally recognized.
- 1988 A hunter discovers three gray whales trapped under the ice near Alaska; the situation becomes a multinational effort to free the whales.
Famous people born on 7 October
- Vladimir Putin, Russian colonel and politician, 4th President of Russia (born 1952)
- Shawn Ashmore, Canadian actor (born 1979)
- Simon Cowell, English businessman and record producer (born 1959)
- John Mellencamp, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (born 1951)
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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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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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