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20 September 1964 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 20 September 1964 was a Sunday.
- 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 20 September is Virgo.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 20 September 1964 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 20 September 1964 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 20 September
- 1961 Greek general Konstantinos Dovas becomes Prime Minister of Greece.
- 1962 James Meredith, an African American, is temporarily barred from entering the University of Mississippi.
- 1965 Following the Battle of Burki, the Indian Army captures Dograi in during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965.
- 1967 The Cunard Liner Queen Elizabeth 2 is launched in Clydebank, Scotland.
- 1971 Having weakened after making landfall in Nicaragua the previous day, Hurricane Irene regains enough strength to be renamed Hurricane Olivia, making it the first known hurricane to cross from the Atlantic Ocean into the Pacific.
Famous people born on 20 September
- Jon Bernthal, American actor (born 1976)
- George R. R. Martin, American novelist and short story writer (born 1948)
- Asia Argento, Italian actress (born 1975)
- Khabib Nurmagomedov, Russian mixed martial artist (born 1988)
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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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Famous Faces Born in the 1960s
Well-known people born in the same decade as you, not on your birthday.
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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