At A Glance

11 July 1975 at a glance

Day of the week
11 July 1975 was a Friday.
Irish Chart Song in 1975
The Irish chart song for 1975 was “Bohemian Rhapsody” by Queen.
Top Film of 1975
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1975 was Jaws.
Star sign
The star sign for 11 July is Cancer.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 11 July 1975 fell in the Year of the Rabbit.
Birthstone
The birthstone for July is Ruby.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 11 July 1975 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 11 July

  • 1962 First transatlantic satellite television transmission.
  • 1971 The nationalization of all large copper mines in Chile is completed.
  • 1972 The first game of the World Chess Championship 1972 between challenger Bobby Fischer and defending champion Boris Spassky starts.
  • 1979 America's first space station, Skylab, is destroyed as it re-enters the Earth's atmosphere over the Indian Ocean.
  • 1982 Italy defeats West Germany 3–1 to win the FIFA World Cup.

Famous people born on 11 July

  • Yul Brynner, Russian-American actor and dancer (1920–1985)
  • Lisa Rinna, American actress and talk show host (born 1963)
  • John Quincy Adams, American lawyer and politician, 6th President of the United States (1767–1848)
  • Robert the Bruce, Scottish king (1274–1329)

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Events of 1975 in Ireland

A selection from Wikipedia's '1975 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.

  • 30 January – Charles Haughey was brought back onto the Fianna Fáil party front bench.
  • 14 March – Pierre Trudeau, the prime minister of Canada, paid a brief visit to Ireland and held bilateral talks at Dublin Castle.
  • 17 April – Mary Immaculate College, Limerick, and Our Lady of Mercy College, Carysfort, became recognised colleges of the National University of Ireland.
More events of 1975 →Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Life in Ireland in 1975

Taoiseach

Liam Cosgrave

Petrol (per litre)

£0.52/gal

Loaf of Bread

£0.15

Average House

£11,500

Weekly Wage

£25

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