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2 October 1967 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 2 October 1967 was a Monday.
- 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 October is Libra.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 2 October 1967 fell in the Year of the Goat.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for October is Opal.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 2 October 1967 was Waning Crescent.
On this day: 2 October
- 1958 Guinea declares its independence from France.
- 1967 Thurgood Marshall is sworn in as the first African-American justice of the United States Supreme Court.
- 1968 Mexican President Gustavo Díaz Ordaz orders soldiers to suppress a demonstration of unarmed students, ten days before the start of the 1968 Summer Olympics.
- 1971 South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu is re-elected in a one-man election.
- 1980 Michael Myers becomes the first member of either chamber of Congress to be expelled since the Civil War.
Famous people born on 2 October
- Mahatma Gandhi, Indian freedom fighter, activist and philosopher (1869–1948)
- Sting, English singer-songwriter and actor (born 1951)
- Freddie Jackson, American soul singer (1956–2026)
- Richard III of England (1452–1485)
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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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