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21 June 1969 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 21 June 1969 was a Saturday.
- Irish Chart Song in 1969
- The Irish chart song for 1969 was “I'll Never Fall in Love Again” by Bobbie Gentry.
- Top Film of 1969
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1969 was Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 21 June is Cancer.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 21 June 1969 fell in the Year of the Rooster.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for June is Pearl.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 21 June 1969 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 21 June
- 1963 Cardinal Giovanni Battista Montini is elected as Pope Paul VI.
- 1970 Penn Central declares Section 77 bankruptcy in what was the largest U.S. corporate bankruptcy to date.
- 1973 The Primer Congreso del Hombre Andino is inaugurated in Arica, Chile.
- 1973 In its decision in Miller v. California, 413 U.S. 15, the Supreme Court of the United States establishes the Miller test for determining whether something is obscene and not protected speech under the U.S. constitution.
- 1978 The original production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical, Evita, based on the life of Eva Perón, opens at the Prince Edward Theatre, London.
Famous people born on 21 June
- William, Prince of Wales, Prince of Wales, heir apparent to the British throne (born 1982)
- Chris Pratt, American actor (born 1979)
- Lana Del Rey, American singer-songwriter (born 1985)
- Edward Snowden, American activist and academic (born 1983)
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Events of 1969 in Ireland
A selection from Wikipedia's '1969 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.
- 10 January – Protestors in Northern Ireland defied police orders to abandon a planned march.
- 10 May – Following his shock resignation as president of France on April 28, Charles de Gaulle landed at Cork Airport with his wife Yvonne and aide-de-camp General François Flohic to begin an unannounced six-week private visit to Ireland, until June 19.
- 18 June – The 1969 Irish general election for Dáil Éireann was held.
Life in Ireland in 1969
Taoiseach
Jack Lynch
Petrol (per litre)
3s 8d/gal
Loaf of Bread
1s 1d
Average House
£4,200
Weekly Wage
£9 10s
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Famous Faces Born in the 1960s
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