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9 October 1978 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 9 October 1978 was a Monday.
- Kent Music Report No. 1
- The Kent Music Report No. 1 was “Are You Old Enough?” by Dragon.
- Top Film of 1978
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1978 was Grease.
- Best-Selling Vehicle of 1978
- Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 1978 was the Holden Kingswood.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 9 October is Libra.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 9 October 1978 fell in the Year of the Horse.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for October is Opal.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 9 October 1978 was First Quarter.
On this day: 9 October
- 1980 Pope John Paul II greets the Dalai Lama during a private audience in Vatican City.
- 1981 President François Mitterrand abolishes capital punishment in France.
- 1984 The popular children's television show Thomas The Tank Engine & Friends, based on The Railway Series by the Reverend Wilbert Awdry, premieres on ITV.
- 1986 The Phantom of the Opera, eventually the second longest running musical in London, opens at Her Majesty's Theatre.
- 1986 Fox Broadcasting Company (FBC) launches as the fourth US television network.
Famous people born on 9 October
- Ben Shelton, American tennis player (born 2002)
- John Lennon, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (1940–1980)
- Jacob Batalon, Filipino-American actor (born 1996)
- Sean Lennon, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor (born 1975)
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Events of 1978 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '1978 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 1 January – Another Vietnamese refugee boat arrives at night, from a camp off the Malaysian coast.
- 3 January – Bela Csidei, a prominent Sydney businessman, is alleged in the Darwin Magistrates' Court to have been involved in growing marijuana in the Northern Territory.
- 14 March – Stephen Matthews, aged 20, swept from the Natural Bridge off Albany, by a King Wave. Rescued by whale ship, the Cheynes II. First recorded survival of someone swept into the sea at The Gap and Natural Bridge.
Life in Australia in 1978
Prime Minister
Malcolm Fraser
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
Petrol (per litre)
$0.12
Loaf of Bread
$0.50
Average House
$36,000
Weekly Wage
$185.00
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Famous Faces Born in the 1970s
Well-known people born in the same decade as you, not on your birthday.
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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