At A Glance
23 January 1978 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 23 January 1978 was a Monday.
- Irish Chart Song in 1978
- The Irish chart song for 1978 was “Rivers of Babylon / Brown Girl in the Ring” by Boney M.
- Top Film of 1978
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1978 was Grease.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 23 January is Aquarius.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 23 January 1978 fell in the Year of the Snake.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for January is Garnet.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 23 January 1978 was Full Moon.
On this day: 23 January
- 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.
- 1986 The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducts its first members: Little Richard, Chuck Berry, James Brown, Ray Charles, Sam Cooke, Fats Domino, The Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis and Elvis Presley.
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 1978 in Ireland
A selection from Wikipedia's '1978 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.
- 18 January – The European Court of Human Rights found Britain guilty of inhuman and degrading treatment of republican internees in Northern Ireland.
- 19 January – The Fianna Fáil government dismissed the Garda Commissioner Edmund Garvey. No explanation was given.
- 31 March – Six thousand people marched through Dublin to Wood Quay to protest against the building of civic offices above an ancient Viking settlement.
Life in Ireland in 1978
Taoiseach
Jack Lynch
Petrol (per litre)
£0.68/gal
Loaf of Bread
£0.21
Average House
£17,000
Weekly Wage
£37
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