At A Glance

15 November 1977 at a glance

Day of the week
15 November 1977 was a Tuesday.
Irish Chart Song in 1977
The Irish chart song for 1977 was “Knowing Me Knowing You” by ABBA.
Top Film of 1977
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1977 was Star Wars.
Star sign
The star sign for 15 November is Scorpio.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 15 November 1977 fell in the Year of the Snake.
Birthstone
The birthstone for November is Topaz.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 15 November 1977 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 15 November

  • 1971 Intel releases the world's first commercial single-chip microprocessor, the 4004.
  • 1976 René Lévesque and the Parti Québécois take power to become the first Quebec government of the 20th century clearly in favor of independence.
  • 1979 A package from Unabomber Ted Kaczynski begins smoking in the cargo hold of a flight from Chicago to Washington, D.C., forcing the plane to make an emergency landing.
  • 1983 Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus declares independence; it is only recognized by Turkey.
  • 1985 A research assistant is injured when a package from the Unabomber addressed to a University of Michigan professor explodes.

Famous people born on 15 November

  • Shailene Woodley, American actress (born 1991)
  • Jonny Lee Miller, English-American actor (born 1972)
  • Erwin Rommel, German field marshal (1891–1944)
  • Karl-Anthony Towns, Dominican-American basketball player (born 1995)

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Events of 1977 in Ireland

A selection from Wikipedia's '1977 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.

  • 21 February – A crater on the planet Mercury was named after the Irish poet W. B. Yeats.
  • 18 March – Six-year-old Mary Boyle from Kincasslagh vanished from her grandparents' farm near Ballyshannon in County Donegal.
  • 9 May – Ireland's first McDonald's restaurant opened on Grafton Street in Dublin.

Life in Ireland in 1977

Taoiseach

Jack Lynch

Petrol (per litre)

£0.62/gal

Loaf of Bread

£0.19

Average House

£15,000

Weekly Wage

£33

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Famous Faces Born in the 1970s

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