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11 November 1954 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 11 November 1954 was a Thursday.
- Top Film of 1954
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1954 was Rear Window.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 11 November is Scorpio.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 11 November 1954 fell in the Year of the Horse.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for November is Topaz.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 11 November 1954 was Full Moon.
On this day: 11 November
- 1949 The People's Liberation Army Air Force is founded.
- 1960 A military coup against President Ngô Đình Diệm of South Vietnam is crushed.
- 1962 Kuwait's National Assembly ratifies the Constitution of Kuwait.
- 1965 Southern Rhodesia's Prime Minister Ian Smith unilaterally declares the colony independent as the unrecognised state of Rhodesia.
- 1966 NASA launches Gemini 12.
Famous people born on 11 November
- Leonardo DiCaprio, American actor and producer (born 1974)
- Demi Moore, American actress, director, and producer (born 1962)
- Stanley Tucci, American actor and director (born 1960)
- Fyodor Dostoevsky, Russian novelist, short story writer, essayist, and philosopher (1821–1881)
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Events of 1954 in Ireland
A selection from Wikipedia's '1954 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.
- 1 January – 1954 was the first Marian year. There were many events and devotions to Mary, mother of Jesus, and shrines and statues were erected in public places.
- 11 January – The Irish Council of the European Movement was formed in Dublin.
- 18 May – 1954 Irish general election: The Fianna Fáil party lost four seats. The second inter-party government under John A. Costello came to power when the members of the 15th Dáil assembled on 2 June.
Life in Ireland in 1954
Taoiseach
John A. Costello
Petrol (per litre)
1s 11d/gal
Loaf of Bread
6d
Average House
£1,600
Weekly Wage
£4
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Famous Faces Born in the 1950s
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Pierce Brosnan16 May 1953ActorView their day →Brendan Gleeson29 March 1955ActorView their day →Fiona Shaw10 July 1958ActressView their day →Gabriel Byrne12 May 1950ActorView their day →Colm Meaney30 May 1953ActorView their day →Bob Geldof5 October 1951Singer-songwriter & political activistView their day →Catherine Connolly5 November 1955President of IrelandView their day →Shane MacGowan25 December 1957Singer-songwriterView their day →Sources: Wikidata and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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