At A Glance

2 January 1970 at a glance

Day of the week
2 January 1970 was a Friday.
Irish Chart Song in 1970
The Irish chart song for 1970 was “In the Summertime” by Mungo Jerry.
Top Film of 1970
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1970 was Love Story.
Star sign
The star sign for 2 January is Capricorn.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 2 January 1970 fell in the Year of the Rooster.
Birthstone
The birthstone for January is Garnet.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 2 January 1970 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 2 January

  • 1954 India establishes its highest civilian awards, the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan.
  • 1959 Luna 1, the first spacecraft to reach the vicinity of the Moon and to orbit the Sun, is launched by the Soviet Union.
  • 1963 Vietnam War: The Viet Cong wins its first major victory, at the Battle of Ap Bac.
  • 1967 Ronald Reagan, past movie actor and future President of the United States, is sworn in as Governor of California.
  • 1991 Sharon Pratt Dixon becomes the first African American woman mayor of a major city and first woman Mayor of the District of Columbia.

Famous people born on 2 January

  • Jim Bakker, American televangelist (1940–2026)
  • Kemi Badenoch, English politician (born 1980)
  • Dax Shepard, American actor (born 1975)
  • Kate Bosworth, American actress (born 1983)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 1970 in Ireland

A selection from Wikipedia's '1970 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.

  • 11 January – The Sinn Féin party split into Provisional and Official wings over a disagreement on abstentionism.
  • 29 March – Irish language pirate radio station Saor Raidió Chonamara began broadcasting.
  • 21 April – The Alliance Party was founded in Northern Ireland.
More events of 1970 →Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Life in Ireland in 1970

Taoiseach

Jack Lynch

Petrol (per litre)

£0.22/gal

Loaf of Bread

£0.07

Average House

£4,800

Weekly Wage

£11

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