At A Glance

19 June 1976 at a glance

Day of the week
19 June 1976 was a Saturday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “Combine Harvester” by The Wurzels.
Top Film of 1976
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1976 was Rocky.
Star sign
The star sign for 19 June is Gemini.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 19 June 1976 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
Birthstone
The birthstone for June is Pearl.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 19 June 1976 was Last Quarter.

On this day: 19 June

  • 1965 Nguyễn Cao Kỳ becomes Prime Minister of South Vietnam at the head of a military junta; General Nguyễn Văn Thiệu becomes the figurehead chief of state.
  • 1978 Garfield's first comic strip, originally published locally as Jon in 1976, goes into nationwide syndication.
  • 1982 The People's Armed Police is de facto founded; it is officially established 10 months later on April 5, 1983.
  • 1985 Members of the Revolutionary Party of Central American Workers, dressed as Salvadoran soldiers, attack the Zona Rosa area of San Salvador.
  • 1988 Pope John Paul II canonizes 117 Vietnamese Martyrs.

Famous people born on 19 June

  • Macklemore, American rapper (born 1983)
  • Zoe Saldaña, American actress (born 1978)
  • James VI and I (1566–1625)
  • Robin Tunney, American actress (born 1972)

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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

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