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9 August 1975 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 9 August 1975 was a Saturday.
- Kent Music Report No. 1
- The Kent Music Report No. 1 was “Fox on the Run” by Sweet.
- Top Film of 1975
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1975 was Jaws.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 9 August is Leo.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 9 August 1975 fell in the Year of the Rabbit.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for August is Peridot.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 9 August 1975 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 9 August
- 1960 South Kasai secedes from the Congo.
- 1965 The State of Singapore separates from the Malaysian federation due to a heated ideological conflict between their ruling parties.[citation needed][needs copy edit]
- 1973 Mars 7 is launched from the USSR.
- 1974 As a direct result of the Watergate scandal, Richard Nixon becomes the first president of the United States to resign from office. Vice President Gerald Ford becomes president.
- 1979 Female workers of YH Trading in South Korea hold a sit-in protest in response to the company's unilateral shutdown.
Famous people born on 9 August
- Gillian Anderson, American-British actress, activist and writer (born 1968)
- Whitney Houston, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress (1963–2012)
- Melanie Griffith, American actress and producer (born 1957)
- Bill Skarsgård, Swedish actor (born 1990)
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Events of 1975 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '1975 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 19 January – Sydney's 2JJ, the ABC's new youth station and the predecessor of Triple J, commences broadcasting.
- 14 March – ABC Radio producer Peter Whitlock who had been working in Thailand becomes trapped in the South Vietnamese city of Buôn Ma Thuột when it comes under heavy attack from communist forces.
- 3 April – Prime minister Gough Whitlam launches a public appeal for the Australian Council for Overseas Aid to help raise money for refugees from Vietnam and Indo-China, confirming the Australian Government would commit $50,000 to the cause.
Life in Australia in 1975
Prime Minister
Gough Whitlam
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
Petrol (per litre)
$0.10
Loaf of Bread
$0.35
Average House
$25,000
Weekly Wage
$130.00
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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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