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2 June 1967 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 2 June 1967 was a Friday.
- Irish Chart Song in 1967
- The Irish chart song for 1967 was “Release Me” by Engelbert Humperdinck.
- Top Film of 1967
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1967 was The Jungle Book.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 2 June is Gemini.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 2 June 1967 fell in the Year of the Goat.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for June is Pearl.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 2 June 1967 was Waning Crescent.
On this day: 2 June
- 1955 The USSR and Yugoslavia sign the Belgrade declaration and thus normalize relations between the two countries, discontinued since 1948.
- 1962 During the FIFA World Cup, police intervene multiple times in fights between Chilean and Italian players in one of the most violent games in football history.
- 1964 The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) is formed.
- 1966 Surveyor program: Surveyor 1 lands in Oceanus Procellarum on the Moon, becoming the first U.S. spacecraft to soft-land on another world.
- 1979 Pope John Paul II starts his first official visit to his native Poland, becoming the first Pope to visit a Communist country.
Famous people born on 2 June
- Morena Baccarin, Brazilian-American actress (born 1979)
- Justin Long, American actor (born 1978)
- Awkwafina, American actress, rapper, and comedian (born 1988)
- Zachary Quinto, American actor and producer (born 1977)
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Events of 1967 in Ireland
A selection from Wikipedia's '1967 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.
- 9 January – Demonstrations by the National Farmers' Association (NFA) caused major chaos when farm machinery blocked many roads.
- 7 April – The American Friendship 7 mission astronaut John Glenn was interviewed by RTÉ Television during a three-day visit to Ireland.
- 30 June – Jacqueline Kennedy arrived in Ireland for a holiday with her children, Caroline and John. She was received at the president's residence, Áras an Uachtaráin, where she was an overnight guest, by President Éamon de Valera and his wife, Sinéad.
Life in Ireland in 1967
Taoiseach
Jack Lynch
Petrol (per litre)
3s 4d/gal
Loaf of Bread
11d
Average House
£3,600
Weekly Wage
£8 10s
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Famous Faces Born in the 1960s
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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 →Sources: Wikidata and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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