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21 September 1977 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 21 September 1977 was a Wednesday.
- Irish Chart Song in 1977
- The Irish chart song for 1977 was “Knowing Me Knowing You” by ABBA.
- Top Film of 1977
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1977 was Star Wars.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 21 September is Virgo.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 21 September 1977 fell in the Year of the Snake.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 21 September 1977 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 21 September
- 1971 Bahrain, Bhutan and Qatar join the United Nations.
- 1972 Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos begins authoritarian rule by declaring martial law.
- 1976 Seychelles joins the United Nations.
- 1981 Belize is granted full independence from the United Kingdom.
- 1981 Sandra Day O'Connor is unanimously approved by the U.S. Senate as the first female Supreme Court justice.
Famous people born on 21 September
- Stephen King, American author and screenwriter (born 1947)
- Liam Gallagher, English singer-songwriter (born 1972)
- Bill Murray, American actor, comedian, producer, and screenwriter (born 1950)
- Alexander Isak, Eritrean-Swedish professional footballer (born 1999)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 1977 in Ireland
A selection from Wikipedia's '1977 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.
- 21 February – A crater on the planet Mercury was named after the Irish poet W. B. Yeats.
- 18 March – Six-year-old Mary Boyle from Kincasslagh vanished from her grandparents' farm near Ballyshannon in County Donegal.
- 9 May – Ireland's first McDonald's restaurant opened on Grafton Street in Dublin.
Life in Ireland in 1977
Taoiseach
Jack Lynch
Petrol (per litre)
£0.62/gal
Loaf of Bread
£0.19
Average House
£15,000
Weekly Wage
£33
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Famous Faces Born in the 1970s
Well-known people born in the same decade as you, not on your birthday.
Cillian Murphy25 May 1976ActorView their day →Michael Fassbender2 April 1977ActorView their day →Andrew Scott21 October 1976ActorView their day →Colin Farrell31 May 1976ActorView their day →Dolores O'Riordan6 September 1971MusicianView their day →Sharon Horgan13 July 1970Actress & writerView their day →Glen Hansard21 April 1970Musician & songwriterView their day →Jimmy Carr15 September 1972Comedian & humouristView their day →Sources: Wikidata and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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