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1 December 1976 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 1 December 1976 was a Wednesday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “Under the Moon of Love” by Showaddywaddy.
- Top Film of 1976
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1976 was Rocky.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 1 December is Sagittarius.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 1 December 1976 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for December is Turquoise.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 1 December 1976 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 1 December
- 1969 Vietnam War: The first draft lottery in the United States is held since World War II.
- 1971 Purge of Croatian Spring leaders starts in Yugoslavia at the meeting of the League of Communists at the Karađorđevo estate.
- 1973 Papua New Guinea gains self-government from Australia.
- 1988 World AIDS Day is proclaimed worldwide by the UN member states.
- 1988 Benazir Bhutto, is named as the Prime Minister of Pakistan, becoming the first female leader to lead a Muslim nation.
Famous people born on 1 December
- Zoë Kravitz, American actress, singer, and model (born 1988)
- Riz Ahmed, English actor and rapper (born 1982)
- Richard Pryor, American comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter (1940–2005)
- Robert Irwin, Australian conservationist and television personality (born 2003)
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Events of 1976 in the United Kingdom
A selection from Wikipedia's '1976 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.
- 21 January – The first commercial Concorde flight takes off from Heathrow Airport for Bahrain.
- 26 March – Anita Roddick opens the first branch of The Body Shop, the retail chain for skin care products and cosmetics, in Brighton.
- 1 April – Punk rock band Buzzcocks play their first gig, in Bolton.
Life in 1976
Prime Minister
James Callaghan
Monarch
Elizabeth II
Pint of Beer
30p
Loaf of Bread
20p
Average House
£12,704
Weekly Wage
£72.00
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Famous Faces Born in the 1970s
Well-known people born in the same decade as you, not on your birthday.
Matthew Rhys8 November 1974ActorView their day →Hannah Waddingham28 July 1974ActressView their day →Andy Burnham7 January 1970PoliticianView their day →Christopher Nolan30 July 1970FilmmakerView their day →Lucy Davis17 February 1973ActressView their day →Tom Hardy15 September 1977ActorView their day →Christian Bale30 January 1974ActorView their day →Kelly Macdonald23 February 1976ActressView their day →Sources: Wikidata and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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