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14 January 1966 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 14 January 1966 was a Friday.
- 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 14 January is Capricorn.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 14 January 1966 fell in the Year of the Snake.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for January is Garnet.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 14 January 1966 was Waning Crescent.
On this day: 14 January
- 1957 Kripalu Maharaj is named fifth Jagadguru (world teacher) after giving seven days of speeches before 500 Hindu scholars.
- 1960 The Reserve Bank of Australia, the country's central bank and banknote issuing authority authorized by the 1959 Reserve Bank Act, is established.
- 1967 Counterculture of the 1960s: The Human Be-In takes place in San Francisco, California's Golden Gate Park, launching the Summer of Love.
- 1972 Queen Margrethe II of Denmark ascends the throne, the first Queen of Denmark since 1412 and the first Danish monarch not named Frederik or Christian since 1513.
- 1973 Elvis Presley's concert Aloha from Hawaii is broadcast live via satellite, and sets the record as the most watched broadcast by an individual entertainer in television history.
Famous people born on 14 January
- Holland Taylor, American actress and playwright (born 1943)
- Dave Grohl, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and drummer (born 1969)
- Jason Bateman, American actor, director, and producer (born 1969)
- LL Cool J, American rapper and actor (born 1968)
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
Seán Lemass
Petrol (per litre)
3s 2d/gal
Loaf of Bread
10d
Average House
£3,400
Weekly Wage
£8
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Famous Faces Born in the 1960s
Well-known people born in the same decade as you, not on your birthday.
Sinéad O'Connor8 December 1966Singer-songwriterView their day →Bono10 May 1960SingerView their day →Enya17 May 1961SingerView their day →Aidan Gillen24 April 1968ActorView their day →Graham Linehan22 May 1968Comedy writerView their day →Graham Norton4 April 1963Comedian & actorView their day →The Edge8 August 1961Rock musician & guitar player of U2View their day →Ali Hewson23 March 1961Activist & businesswomanView their day →Sources: Wikidata and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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