At A Glance

18 July 1968 at a glance

Day of the week
18 July 1968 was a Thursday.
Irish Chart Song in 1968
The Irish chart song for 1968 was “Congratulations” by Cliff Richard.
Top Film of 1968
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1968 was 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Star sign
The star sign for 18 July is Cancer.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 18 July 1968 fell in the Year of the Monkey.
Birthstone
The birthstone for July is Ruby.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 18 July 1968 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 18 July

  • 1944 World War II: Hideki Tōjō resigns as Prime Minister of Japan because of numerous setbacks in the war effort.
  • 1966 Human spaceflight: Gemini 10 is launched from Cape Kennedy on a 70-hour mission that includes docking with an orbiting Agena target vehicle.
  • 1968 Intel is founded in Mountain View, California.
  • 1976 Nadia Comăneci becomes the first person in Olympic Games history to score a perfect 10 in gymnastics at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
  • 1992 A picture of Les Horribles Cernettes was taken, which became the first ever photo posted to the World Wide Web.

Famous people born on 18 July

  • Kristen Bell, American actress (born 1980)
  • Priyanka Chopra, Indian actress, singer, and film producer (born 1982)
  • James Norton, English actor (born 1985)
  • Vin Diesel, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1967)

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Events of 1968 in Ireland

A selection from Wikipedia's '1968 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.

  • 8 January – Taoiseach Jack Lynch and Northern Ireland Prime Minister Terence O'Neill met for talks in Dublin.
  • 17 March – A seat to commemorate the poet Patrick Kavanagh was unveiled beside the Grand Canal in Dublin.
  • 15 May – The King and Queen of Belgium visited Trinity College Dublin, University College Dublin, and the National Museum. They also visited the Lord Mayor of Dublin, Frank Cluskey, at the Mansion House, and attended a state banquet at Dublin Castle in the evening.
More events of 1968 →Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Life in Ireland in 1968

Taoiseach

Jack Lynch

Petrol (per litre)

3s 6d/gal

Loaf of Bread

1s

Average House

£3,900

Weekly Wage

£9

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