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14 January 1969 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 14 January 1969 was a Tuesday.
- Irish Chart Song in 1969
- The Irish chart song for 1969 was “I'll Never Fall in Love Again” by Bobbie Gentry.
- Top Film of 1969
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1969 was Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 14 January is Capricorn.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 14 January 1969 fell in the Year of the Monkey.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for January is Garnet.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 14 January 1969 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 1969 in Ireland
A selection from Wikipedia's '1969 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.
- 10 January – Protestors in Northern Ireland defied police orders to abandon a planned march.
- 10 May – Following his shock resignation as president of France on April 28, Charles de Gaulle landed at Cork Airport with his wife Yvonne and aide-de-camp General François Flohic to begin an unannounced six-week private visit to Ireland, until June 19.
- 18 June – The 1969 Irish general election for Dáil Éireann was held.
Life in Ireland in 1969
Taoiseach
Jack Lynch
Petrol (per litre)
3s 8d/gal
Loaf of Bread
1s 1d
Average House
£4,200
Weekly Wage
£9 10s
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Famous Faces Born in the 1960s
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