At A Glance

15 December 1967 at a glance

Day of the week
15 December 1967 was a Friday.
Irish Chart Song in 1967
The Irish chart song for 1967 was “Release Me” by Engelbert Humperdinck.
Top Film of 1967
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1967 was The Jungle Book.
Star sign
The star sign for 15 December is Sagittarius.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 15 December 1967 fell in the Year of the Goat.
Birthstone
The birthstone for December is Turquoise.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 15 December 1967 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 15 December

  • 1960 King Mahendra of Nepal suspends the country's constitution, dissolves parliament, dismisses the cabinet, and imposes direct rule.
  • 1965 Project Gemini: Gemini 6A, crewed by Wally Schirra and Thomas Stafford, is launched from Cape Kennedy, Florida. Four orbits later, it achieves the first space rendezvous, with Gemini 7.
  • 1970 Soviet spacecraft Venera 7 successfully lands on Venus. It is the first successful soft landing on another planet.
  • 1973 The American Psychiatric Association votes 13–0 to remove homosexuality from its official list of psychiatric disorders, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.
  • 1978 U.S. President Jimmy Carter announces that the United States will recognize the People's Republic of China and sever diplomatic relations with the Republic of China (Taiwan).

Famous people born on 15 December

  • Don Johnson, American actor (born 1949)
  • Adam Brody, American actor (born 1979)
  • Ronnie Radke, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (born 1983)
  • Nero, Roman emperor (born 37)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 1967 in Ireland

A selection from Wikipedia's '1967 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.

  • 9 January – Demonstrations by the National Farmers' Association (NFA) caused major chaos when farm machinery blocked many roads.
  • 7 April – The American Friendship 7 mission astronaut John Glenn was interviewed by RTÉ Television during a three-day visit to Ireland.
  • 30 June – Jacqueline Kennedy arrived in Ireland for a holiday with her children, Caroline and John. She was received at the president's residence, Áras an Uachtaráin, where she was an overnight guest, by President Éamon de Valera and his wife, Sinéad.

Life in Ireland in 1967

Taoiseach

Jack Lynch

Petrol (per litre)

3s 4d/gal

Loaf of Bread

11d

Average House

£3,600

Weekly Wage

£8 10s

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