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15 May 1962 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 15 May 1962 was a Tuesday.
- 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 15 May is Taurus.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 15 May 1962 fell in the Year of the Tiger.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for May is Emerald.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 15 May 1962 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 15 May
- 1945 World War II: The Battle of Poljana, the final skirmish in Europe, is fought near Prevalje, Slovenia.
- 1948 Following the expiration of The British Mandate for Palestine, the Kingdom of Egypt, Transjordan, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and Saudi Arabia invade Israel, thus starting the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.
- 1963 Project Mercury: The launch of the final Mercury mission, Mercury-Atlas 9 with astronaut Gordon Cooper on board. He becomes the first American to spend more than a day in space, and the last American to go into space alone.
- 1970 President Richard Nixon appoints Anna Mae Hays and Elizabeth P. Hoisington as the first female United States Army generals.
- 1972 The Ryukyu Islands, under U.S. military governance since their conquest in 1945, revert to Japanese control.
Famous people born on 15 May
- Don Nelson, American basketball player and coach (1940–2026)
- Jamie-Lynn Sigler, American actress and singer (born 1981)
- David Krumholtz, American actor (born 1978)
- Ousmane Dembélé, French footballer (born 1997)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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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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Famous Faces Born in the 1960s
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