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28 December 1962 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 28 December 1962 was a Friday.
- Irish Chart Song in 1962
- The Irish chart song for 1962 was “Stranger on the Shore” by Mr. Acker Bilk.
- Top Film of 1962
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1962 was Lawrence of Arabia.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 28 December is Capricorn.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 28 December 1962 fell in the Year of the Tiger.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for December is Turquoise.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 28 December 1962 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 28 December
- 1943 Soviet authorities launch Operation Ulussy, beginning the deportation of the Kalmyk nation to Siberia and Central Asia.
- 1944 Maurice Richard becomes the first player to score eight points in one game of NHL ice hockey.
- 1956 Chin Peng, David Marshall and Tunku Abdul Rahman meet in Baling, Malaya to try to resolve the Malayan Emergency situation.
- 1967 American businesswoman Muriel Siebert becomes the first woman to own a seat on the New York Stock Exchange.
- 1973 The United States Endangered Species Act is signed into law by President Richard Nixon.
Famous people born on 28 December
- Sienna Miller, American-British actress and fashion designer (born 1981)
- Denzel Washington, American actor, director, and producer (born 1954)
- Stan Lee, American publisher, producer, and actor (1922–2018)
- Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Canadian actress (born 2001)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 1962 in Ireland
A selection from Wikipedia's '1962 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.
- 26 February – The Irish Republican Army officially called off its Border Campaign in Northern Ireland.
- 13 March – Irish artists left Dublin Airport for the Congo to entertain United Nations troops there.
- 17 March – President Éamon de Valera and his wife Sinéad had a private audience with Pope John XXIII in Rome.
Life in Ireland in 1962
Taoiseach
Seán Lemass
Petrol (per litre)
2s 8d/gal
Loaf of Bread
8½d
Average House
£2,600
Weekly Wage
£6
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Famous Faces Born in the 1960s
Well-known people born in the same decade as you, not on your birthday.
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 →Sources: Wikidata and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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