At A Glance

14 June 1962 at a glance

Day of the week
14 June 1962 was a Thursday.
Irish Chart Song in 1962
The Irish chart song for 1962 was “Stranger on the Shore” by Mr. Acker Bilk.
Top Film of 1962
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1962 was Lawrence of Arabia.
Star sign
The star sign for 14 June is Gemini.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 14 June 1962 fell in the Year of the Tiger.
Birthstone
The birthstone for June is Pearl.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 14 June 1962 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 14 June

  • 1955 Chile becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.
  • 1959 Disneyland Monorail System, the first daily operating monorail system in the Western Hemisphere, opens to the public in Anaheim, California.
  • 1962 The European Space Research Organisation is established in Paris – later becoming the European Space Agency.
  • 1966 The Vatican announces the abolition of the Index Librorum Prohibitorum ("index of prohibited books"), which was originally instituted in 1557.
  • 1967 Mariner program: Mariner 5 is launched towards Venus.

Famous people born on 14 June

  • Donald Trump, American businessman, television personality, 45th and 47th President of the United States (born 1946)
  • Boy George, English singer-songwriter and producer (born 1961)
  • Steffi Graf, German tennis player (born 1969)
  • Will Patton, American actor (born 1954)

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Events of 1962 in Ireland

A selection from Wikipedia's '1962 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.

  • 26 February – The Irish Republican Army officially called off its Border Campaign in Northern Ireland.
  • 13 March – Irish artists left Dublin Airport for the Congo to entertain United Nations troops there.
  • 17 March – President Éamon de Valera and his wife Sinéad had a private audience with Pope John XXIII in Rome.

Life in Ireland in 1962

Taoiseach

Seán Lemass

Petrol (per litre)

2s 8d/gal

Loaf of Bread

8½d

Average House

£2,600

Weekly Wage

£6

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