At A Glance

23 January 1967 at a glance

Day of the week
23 January 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 23 January is Aquarius.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 23 January 1967 fell in the Year of the Horse.
Birthstone
The birthstone for January is Garnet.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 23 January 1967 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 23 January

  • 1963 The Guinea-Bissau War of Independence officially begins when PAIGC guerrilla fighters attack the Portuguese Army stationed in Tite.
  • 1964 The 24th Amendment to the United States Constitution, prohibiting the use of poll taxes in national elections, is ratified.
  • 1967 Diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and Ivory Coast are established.
  • 1967 Milton Keynes (England) is founded as a new town by Order in Council, with a planning brief to become a city of 250,000 people. Its initial designated area enclosed three existing towns and twenty-one villages. The area to be developed was largely farmland, with evidence of continuous settlement dating back to the Bronze Age.
  • 1968 USS Pueblo (AGER-2) is attacked and seized by the Korean People's Navy.

Famous people born on 23 January

  • Mariska Hargitay, American actress and producer (born 1964)
  • Tiffani Thiessen, American actress (born 1974)
  • Subhas Chandra Bose, Indian freedom fighter and politician (1897–1945)
  • Sully Sullenberger, American airline pilot and safety expert (born 1951)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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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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