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1 April 1970 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 1 April 1970 was a Wednesday.
- Irish Chart Song in 1970
- The Irish chart song for 1970 was “In the Summertime” by Mungo Jerry.
- Top Film of 1970
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1970 was Love Story.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 1 April is Aries.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 1 April 1970 fell in the Year of the Dog.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for April is Diamond.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 1 April 1970 was Waning Crescent.
On this day: 1 April
- 1969 The Hawker Siddeley Harrier, the first operational fighter aircraft with Vertical/Short Takeoff and Landing capabilities, enters service with the Royal Air Force.
- 1970 President Richard Nixon signs the Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act into law.
- 1973 Project Tiger, a tiger conservation project, is launched in the Jim Corbett National Park, India.
- 1974 The Local Government Act 1972 of England and Wales comes into effect.
- 1976 Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak found Apple Computer, Inc.
Famous people born on 1 April
- Debbie Reynolds, American actress, singer, and dancer (1932–2016)
- Bijou Phillips, American actress and model (born 1980)
- Susan Boyle, Scottish singer (born 1961)
- Otto von Bismarck, German lawyer and politician, 1st Chancellor of the German Empire (1815–1898)
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Events of 1970 in Ireland
A selection from Wikipedia's '1970 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.
- 11 January – The Sinn Féin party split into Provisional and Official wings over a disagreement on abstentionism.
- 29 March – Irish language pirate radio station Saor Raidió Chonamara began broadcasting.
- 21 April – The Alliance Party was founded in Northern Ireland.
Life in Ireland in 1970
Taoiseach
Jack Lynch
Petrol (per litre)
£0.22/gal
Loaf of Bread
£0.07
Average House
£4,800
Weekly Wage
£11
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Famous Faces Born in the 1970s
Well-known people born in the same decade as you, not on your birthday.
Cillian Murphy25 May 1976ActorView their day →Michael Fassbender2 April 1977ActorView their day →Andrew Scott21 October 1976ActorView their day →Colin Farrell31 May 1976ActorView their day →Dolores O'Riordan6 September 1971MusicianView their day →Sharon Horgan13 July 1970Actress & writerView their day →Glen Hansard21 April 1970Musician & songwriterView their day →Jimmy Carr15 September 1972Comedian & humouristView their day →Sources: Wikidata and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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