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13 November 1978 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 13 November 1978 was a Monday.
- Irish Chart Song in 1978
- The Irish chart song for 1978 was “Rivers of Babylon / Brown Girl in the Ring” by Boney M.
- Top Film of 1978
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1978 was Grease.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 13 November is Scorpio.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 13 November 1978 fell in the Year of the Horse.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for November is Topaz.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 13 November 1978 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 13 November
- 1966 In response to Fatah raids against Israelis near the West Bank border, Israel launches an attack on the village of As-Samu.
- 1967 The first of its many UFO sightings is made at Pudasjärvi, Finland.
- 1982 The Vietnam Veterans Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C. after a march to its site by thousands of Vietnam War veterans.
- 1985 Xavier Suárez is sworn in as Miami's first Cuban-born mayor.
- 1991 The Republic of Karelia, an autonomous republic of Russia, is formed from the former Karelian ASSR.
Famous people born on 13 November
- Steve Zahn, American actor and singer (born 1967)
- Lando Norris, British-Belgian race car driver (born 1999)
- Gerard Butler, Scottish actor (born 1969)
- Whoopi Goldberg, American actress, comedian, and talk show host (born 1955)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 1978 in Ireland
A selection from Wikipedia's '1978 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.
- 18 January – The European Court of Human Rights found Britain guilty of inhuman and degrading treatment of republican internees in Northern Ireland.
- 19 January – The Fianna Fáil government dismissed the Garda Commissioner Edmund Garvey. No explanation was given.
- 31 March – Six thousand people marched through Dublin to Wood Quay to protest against the building of civic offices above an ancient Viking settlement.
Life in Ireland in 1978
Taoiseach
Jack Lynch
Petrol (per litre)
£0.68/gal
Loaf of Bread
£0.21
Average House
£17,000
Weekly Wage
£37
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Famous Faces Born in the 1970s
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