At A Glance

14 November 1976 at a glance

Day of the week
14 November 1976 was a Sunday.
Irish Chart Song in 1976
The Irish chart song for 1976 was “Save Your Kisses for Me” by Brotherhood of Man.
Top Film of 1976
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1976 was Rocky.
Star sign
The star sign for 14 November is Scorpio.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 14 November 1976 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
Birthstone
The birthstone for November is Topaz.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 14 November 1976 was Last Quarter.

On this day: 14 November

  • 1973 In the United Kingdom, Princess Anne marries Captain Mark Phillips, in Westminster Abbey.
  • 1973 The Athens Polytechnic uprising, a massive demonstration of popular rejection of the Greek military junta of 1967–74, begins.
  • 1975 With the signing of the Madrid Accords, Spain abandons Western Sahara.
  • 1977 During a British House of Commons debate, Labour MP Tam Dalyell poses what would become known as the West Lothian question, referring to issues related to devolution in the United Kingdom.
  • 1978 France conducts the Aphrodite nuclear test as 25th in the group of 29 1975–78 French nuclear tests.

Famous people born on 14 November

  • Charles III, King of the United Kingdom and 14 other Commonwealth realms (born 1948)
  • Travis Barker, American drummer, songwriter, and producer (born 1975)
  • Josh Duhamel, American model and actor (born 1972)
  • Jawaharlal Nehru, Indian lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of India (1889–1964)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 1976 in Ireland

A selection from Wikipedia's '1976 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.

  • 31 March – Sallins Train Robbery: £200,000 was stolen from a CIÉ train at Sallins, County Kildare.
  • 3 April – The last passenger train ran on the Limerick to Claremorris line, ending an 80-year north–south link along the western seaboard.
  • 17 May – Tim Severin and his crew set sail from Dingle to America in the leather boat Brendan, tracing the route of the legendary 6th-century Irish monk, Brendan the Navigator. The Brendan reached Canada on 26 June.
More events of 1976 →Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Life in Ireland in 1976

Taoiseach

Liam Cosgrave

Petrol (per litre)

£0.57/gal

Loaf of Bread

£0.17

Average House

£13,000

Weekly Wage

£29

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