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13 September 1970 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 13 September 1970 was a Sunday.
- Irish Chart Song in 1970
- The Irish chart song for 1970 was “In the Summertime” by Mungo Jerry.
- Top Film of 1970
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1970 was Love Story.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 13 September is Virgo.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 13 September 1970 fell in the Year of the Dog.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 13 September 1970 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 13 September
- 1962 An appeals court orders the University of Mississippi to admit James Meredith, the first African-American student admitted to the segregated university.
- 1964 South Vietnamese Generals Lâm Văn Phát and Dương Văn Đức fail in a coup attempt against General Nguyễn Khánh.
- 1964 Martin Luther King Jr. addresses a crowd of 20,000 West Berliners on Sunday, in Waldbühne.
- 1968 Cold War: Albania leaves the Warsaw Pact.
- 1979 South Africa grants independence to the "homeland" of Venda (not recognised outside South Africa).
Famous people born on 13 September
- Lili Reinhart, American actress (born 1996)
- Jean Smart, American actress (born 1951)
- Tyler Perry, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1969)
- Roald Dahl, British novelist, poet, and screenwriter (1916–1990)
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Events of 1970 in Ireland
A selection from Wikipedia's '1970 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.
- 11 January – The Sinn Féin party split into Provisional and Official wings over a disagreement on abstentionism.
- 29 March – Irish language pirate radio station Saor Raidió Chonamara began broadcasting.
- 21 April – The Alliance Party was founded in Northern Ireland.
Life in Ireland in 1970
Taoiseach
Jack Lynch
Petrol (per litre)
£0.22/gal
Loaf of Bread
£0.07
Average House
£4,800
Weekly Wage
£11
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Famous Faces Born in the 1970s
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Cillian Murphy25 May 1976ActorView their day →Michael Fassbender2 April 1977ActorView their day →Andrew Scott21 October 1976ActorView their day →Colin Farrell31 May 1976ActorView their day →Dolores O'Riordan6 September 1971MusicianView their day →Sharon Horgan13 July 1970Actress & writerView their day →Glen Hansard21 April 1970Musician & songwriterView their day →Jimmy Carr15 September 1972Comedian & humouristView their day →Sources: Wikidata and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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