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22 June 1964 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 22 June 1964 was a Monday.
- 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 22 June is Cancer.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 22 June 1964 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for June is Pearl.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 22 June 1964 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 22 June
- 1948 The ship HMT Empire Windrush brought the first group of 802 West Indian immigrants to Tilbury, marking the start of modern immigration to the United Kingdom.
- 1965 The Treaty on Basic Relations between Japan and the Republic of Korea is signed.
- 1966 Vietnamese Buddhist activist leader Thích Trí Quang was arrested as the military junta of Nguyen Cao Ky crushed the Buddhist Uprising.
- 1969 The Cuyahoga River catches fire in Cleveland, Ohio, drawing national attention to water pollution, and spurring the passing of the Clean Water Act and the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency.
- 1978 Charon, the first of Pluto's satellites to be discovered, was first seen at the United States Naval Observatory by James W. Christy.
Famous people born on 22 June
- Rodri, Spanish footballer (born 1996)
- Meryl Streep, American actress (born 1949)
- C. Joseph Vijay, Indian actor (born 1974)
- Esther Rantzen, English journalist (born 1940)
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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.
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