At A Glance

19 May 1960 at a glance

Day of the week
19 May 1960 was a Thursday.
Top Film of 1960
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1960 was Swiss Family Robinson.
Star sign
The star sign for 19 May is Taurus.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 19 May 1960 fell in the Year of the Rat.
Birthstone
The birthstone for May is Emerald.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 19 May 1960 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 19 May

  • 1950 A barge containing munitions destined for Pakistan explodes in the harbor at South Amboy, New Jersey, devastating the city.
  • 1959 The North Vietnamese Army establishes Group 559, whose responsibility is to determine how to maintain supply lines to South Vietnam; the resulting route is the Ho Chi Minh trail.
  • 1961 Venera program: Venera 1 becomes the first man-made object to fly by another planet by passing Venus (the probe had lost contact with Earth a month earlier and did not send back any data).
  • 1962 A birthday salute to U.S. President John F. Kennedy takes place at Madison Square Garden, New York City. The highlight is Marilyn Monroe's rendition of "Happy Birthday".
  • 1963 The New York Post Sunday Magazine publishes Martin Luther King Jr.'s Letter from Birmingham Jail.

Famous people born on 19 May

  • Malcolm X, American minister and activist (1925–1965)
  • Lainey Wilson, American singer-songwriter (born 1992)
  • Archie Manning, American football player (born 1949)
  • Dusty Hill, American singer-songwriter and bass player (1949–2021)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 1960 in Ireland

A selection from Wikipedia's '1960 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.

  • 13 January – The Broadcasting Authority Bill proposed to establish a national television service.
  • 17 February – The Television Bill passed its final stage in Seanad Éireann (Senate).
  • 8 March – MV Plassy was wrecked off the coast of Inisheer in the Aran Islands.
More events of 1960 →Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Life in Ireland in 1960

Taoiseach

Seán Lemass

Petrol (per litre)

2s 5d/gal

Loaf of Bread

8d

Average House

£2,200

Weekly Wage

£5 10s

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Sinéad O'Connor8 December 1966Singer-songwriterView their day →Bono10 May 1960SingerView their day →Enya17 May 1961SingerView their day →Aidan Gillen24 April 1968ActorView their day →Graham Linehan22 May 1968Comedy writerView their day →Graham Norton4 April 1963Comedian & actorView their day →The Edge8 August 1961Rock musician & guitar player of U2View their day →Ali Hewson23 March 1961Activist & businesswomanView their day →

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