At A Glance
10 November 1966 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 10 November 1966 was a Thursday.
- Irish Chart Song in 1966
- The Irish chart song for 1966 was “Michelle” by The Overlanders.
- Top Film of 1966
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1966 was The Bible: In the Beginning.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 10 November is Scorpio.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 10 November 1966 fell in the Year of the Horse.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for November is Topaz.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 10 November 1966 was Waning Crescent.
On this day: 10 November
- 1958 The Hope Diamond is donated to the Smithsonian Institution by New York diamond merchant Harry Winston.
- 1967 The Nauru Independence Act 1967 passed the Parliament of Australia, giving independence to the UN Trust Territory of Nauru with effect from 31 January 1968.
- 1969 National Educational Television (the predecessor to the Public Broadcasting Service) in the United States debuts Sesame Street.
- 1970 Luna 17: uncrewed space mission launched by the Soviet Union.
- 1975 Treaty of Osimo between Yugoslavia and Italy
Famous people born on 10 November
- Zoey Deutch, American actress (born 1994)
- Drew Lock, American football player (born 1996)
- Brittany Murphy, American actress and singer (1977–2009)
- Walton Goggins, American actor and producer (born 1971)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 1966 in Ireland
A selection from Wikipedia's '1966 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.
- 13 February – The Bishop of Clonfert, Thomas Ryan, protested against the content of The Late Late Show because an audience member, Eileen Fox, told host Gay Byrne that she wore no nightie on her wedding night.
- 8 March – Nelson's Pillar in O'Connell Street in Dublin was blown up, probably by former Irish Republican Army volunteers marking this year's 50th anniversary of the Easter Rising.
- 10 April – Celebrations took place to mark the 50th anniversary of the Easter Rising in 1916. Nine hundred survivors of the rising heard the reading of the Proclamation of the Irish Republic and President Éamon de Valera took the salute at a military parade.
Life in Ireland in 1966
Taoiseach
Jack Lynch
Petrol (per litre)
3s 2d/gal
Loaf of Bread
10d
Average House
£3,400
Weekly Wage
£8
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