At A Glance
18 September 1964 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 18 September 1964 was a Friday.
- Irish Chart Song in 1964
- The Irish chart song for 1964 was “She Loves You” by The Beatles.
- Top Film of 1964
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1964 was My Fair Lady.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 18 September is Virgo.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 18 September 1964 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 18 September 1964 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 18 September
- 1950 Korean War: U.S. Eighth Army and United Nations forces break out of the Pusan Perimeter in southeast Korea.
- 1954 Finnish president J. K. Paasikivi becomes the first Western head of state to be awarded the highest honor of the Soviet Union, the Order of Lenin.
- 1962 Burundi, Jamaica, Rwanda and Trinidad and Tobago are admitted to the United Nations.
- 1964 The wedding of Constantine II of Greece and Princess Anne-Marie of Denmark takes place in Athens.
- 1964 The first television adaptation of Charles Addams's "The Addams Family" premieres on ABC Television.
Famous people born on 18 September
- Jason Sudeikis, American actor and comedian (born 1975)
- James Gandolfini, American actor and producer (1961–2013)
- John McAfee, British-American computer programmer and businessman, founded McAfee (1945–2021)
- James Marsden, American actor (born 1973)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 1964 in Ireland
A selection from Wikipedia's '1964 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.
- 3 January – Princess Margaret of the UK and her husband Lord Snowdon arrived in Ireland for a seven-day visit.
- 28 January – Families from Springtown Camp made a silent march through Derry to demand rehousing.
- 21 February – The new Garda Síochána (police) training centre was opened in Templemore, County Tipperary.
Life in Ireland in 1964
Taoiseach
Seán Lemass
Petrol (per litre)
2s 10d/gal
Loaf of Bread
9d
Average House
£3,000
Weekly Wage
£7
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