At A Glance

27 April 1964 at a glance

Day of the week
27 April 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 27 April is Taurus.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 27 April 1964 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
Birthstone
The birthstone for April is Diamond.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 27 April 1964 was Full Moon.

On this day: 27 April

  • 1945 World War II: The last German formations withdraw from Finland to Norway. The Lapland War and thus, World War II in Finland, comes to an end and the Raising the Flag on the Three-Country Cairn photograph is taken.
  • 1945 World War II: Benito Mussolini is arrested by Italian partisans in Dongo, while attempting escape disguised as a German soldier.
  • 1953 Operation Moolah offers $50,000 to any pilot who defects with a fully mission-capable Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 to South Korea. The first pilot was to receive $100,000.
  • 1967 Expo 67 officially opens in Montreal, Quebec, Canada with a large opening ceremony broadcast around the world. It opens to the public the next day.
  • 1978 John Ehrlichman, a former aide to U.S. President Richard Nixon, is released from the Federal Correctional Institution, Safford, Arizona, after serving 18 months for Watergate-related crimes.

Famous people born on 27 April

  • Arch Manning, American football player (born 2004)
  • Ulysses S. Grant, American general and politician, 18th President of the United States (1822–1885)
  • Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, King of the Netherlands (born 1967)
  • Jenna Coleman, English actress (born 1986)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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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.
More events of 1964 →Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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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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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