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1 May 1967 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 1 May 1967 was a Monday.
- Irish Chart Song in 1967
- The Irish chart song for 1967 was “Release Me” by Engelbert Humperdinck.
- Top Film of 1967
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1967 was The Jungle Book.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 1 May is Taurus.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 1 May 1967 fell in the Year of the Goat.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for May is Emerald.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 1 May 1967 was Last Quarter.
On this day: 1 May
- 1946 Start of three-year Pilbara strike of Indigenous Australians.
- 1970 Vietnam War: A student anti-war strike erupts in response to U.S. and South Vietnamese forces attacking Vietnamese communists in a Cambodian Campaign.
- 1982 Operation Black Buck: The Royal Air Force attacks the Argentine Air Force during the Falklands War.
- 1991 Angolan Civil War: The MPLA and UNITA agree to the Bicesse Accords, which are formally signed on May 31 in Lisbon.
- 1997 The Labour Party wins the 1997 General Election and Tony Blair is elected as Prime Minister.
Famous people born on 1 May
- Wes Anderson, American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1969)
- Jamie Dornan, Northern Irish model and actor (born 1982)
- Tim McGraw, American singer-songwriter and actor (born 1967)
- Ajith Kumar, Indian actor and race car driver (born 1971)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 1967 in Ireland
A selection from Wikipedia's '1967 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.
- 9 January – Demonstrations by the National Farmers' Association (NFA) caused major chaos when farm machinery blocked many roads.
- 7 April – The American Friendship 7 mission astronaut John Glenn was interviewed by RTÉ Television during a three-day visit to Ireland.
- 30 June – Jacqueline Kennedy arrived in Ireland for a holiday with her children, Caroline and John. She was received at the president's residence, Áras an Uachtaráin, where she was an overnight guest, by President Éamon de Valera and his wife, Sinéad.
Life in Ireland in 1967
Taoiseach
Jack Lynch
Petrol (per litre)
3s 4d/gal
Loaf of Bread
11d
Average House
£3,600
Weekly Wage
£8 10s
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