At A Glance

26 May 1971 at a glance

Day of the week
26 May 1971 was a Wednesday.
Irish Chart Song in 1971
The Irish chart song for 1971 was “Ernie (The Fastest Milkman in the West)” by Benny Hill.
Top Film of 1971
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1971 was The French Connection.
Star sign
The star sign for 26 May is Gemini.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 26 May 1971 fell in the Year of the Pig.
Birthstone
The birthstone for May is Emerald.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 26 May 1971 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 26 May

  • 1968 H-dagurinn in Iceland: Traffic changes from driving on the left to driving on the right overnight.
  • 1969 Apollo program: Apollo 10 returns to Earth after a successful eight-day test of all the components needed for the forthcoming first crewed Moon landing.
  • 1970 The Soviet Tupolev Tu-144 becomes the first commercial transport to exceed Mach 2.
  • 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War: The Pakistan Army slaughters at least 71 Hindus in Burunga, Sylhet, Bangladesh.
  • 1972 Cold War: The United States and the Soviet Union sign the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty.

Famous people born on 26 May

  • Stevie Nicks, American singer-songwriter (born 1948)
  • Helena Bonham Carter, English actress (born 1966)
  • John Wayne, American actor, director, and producer (1907–1979)
  • Lenny Kravitz, American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and actor (born 1964)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 1971 in Ireland

A selection from Wikipedia's '1971 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.

  • 4 January – John McQuaid retired after thirty years as Roman Catholic Archbishop of Dublin. Dermot Ryan was appointed to succeed him on 29 December.
  • 15 February – Decimalisation: Ireland and the United Kingdom both switched to decimal currency.
  • 25 February – A partial eclipse of the sun (magnitude 0.708) darkened the sky across Ireland. In Dublin, the event lasted two hours and seven minutes.
More events of 1971 →Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Life in Ireland in 1971

Taoiseach

Jack Lynch

Petrol (per litre)

£0.24/gal

Loaf of Bread

£0.08

Average House

£5,400

Weekly Wage

£12

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