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bunyip (---.as1.adl6.internode.on.net)
I am one of those who was around in the days of mythical creatures such as griffons, mermaids, honest politicians, genuine real estate sales persons, and prior to man made junk circling the world. Mind you, I was flying back to Perth WA when Skylab came down a few hundred kilometers away so perhaps I am a little touchy on this one.
Anyway: 29 October 1948 (Christain - sorry, I'm doing this typo more frequently these days - Christian era), or 29 October 3 (Atomic era) or 29 October, year -8 (space age).
If you have a different era starting point, such as Jewish, Vedic, Mayan, or such I do not know the year. But given the Berlin blockade and airlift was in 1948CE it might have been the 'Year of the Fruitbat' in the Ankh Morpork calendar.