At A Glance

25 November 1963 at a glance

Day of the week
25 November 1963 was a Monday.
Irish Chart Song in 1963
The Irish chart song for 1963 was “From Me to You” by The Beatles.
Top Film of 1963
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1963 was Cleopatra.
Star sign
The star sign for 25 November is Sagittarius.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 25 November 1963 fell in the Year of the Rabbit.
Birthstone
The birthstone for November is Topaz.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 25 November 1963 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 25 November

  • 1958 French Sudan gains autonomy as a self-governing member of the French Community.
  • 1963 State funeral of John F. Kennedy; after lying in state at the United States Capitol, a Requiem Mass takes place at Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle and the President is buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
  • 1968 The Old Student House in Helsinki, Finland is occupied by a large group of University of Helsinki students.
  • 1970 In Japan, author Yukio Mishima and one compatriot commit ritualistic seppuku after an unsuccessful coup attempt.
  • 1973 Georgios Papadopoulos, head of the military Regime of the Colonels in Greece, is ousted in a hardliners' coup led by Brigadier General Dimitrios Ioannidis.

Famous people born on 25 November

  • John F. Kennedy Jr., American lawyer, journalist, and publisher (1960–1999)
  • Xabi Alonso, Spanish footballer (born 1981)
  • Christina Applegate, American actress (born 1971)
  • Joel Kinnaman, Swedish actor (born 1979)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 1963 in Ireland

A selection from Wikipedia's '1963 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.

  • 24 January – The Minister for Justice, Charles Haughey, announced that the government proposed to abolish the death penalty.
  • 4 March – The Labour Court met to try to break the deadlock in a strike by 30 Radio Éireann and Telefís Éireann journalists which arose from a claim for increased salaries and improved conditions by the journalists.
  • 25 March – The Lord Mayor of Dublin, Jim "J.J." O'Keeffe, inaugurated Ireland's first escalator, in Roches Stores, a department store on Henry Street in Dublin. The first working escalator was built in New York City in 1896.
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Life in Ireland in 1963

Taoiseach

Seán Lemass

Petrol (per litre)

2s 9d/gal

Loaf of Bread

9d

Average House

£2,800

Weekly Wage

£6 10s

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Sinéad O'Connor8 December 1966Singer-songwriterView their day →Bono10 May 1960SingerView their day →Enya17 May 1961SingerView their day →Aidan Gillen24 April 1968ActorView their day →Graham Linehan22 May 1968Comedy writerView their day →Graham Norton4 April 1963Comedian & actorView their day →The Edge8 August 1961Rock musician & guitar player of U2View their day →Ali Hewson23 March 1961Activist & businesswomanView their day →

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