At A Glance

29 March 1975 at a glance

Day of the week
29 March 1975 was a Saturday.
Irish Chart Song in 1975
The Irish chart song for 1975 was “Bohemian Rhapsody” by Queen.
Top Film of 1975
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1975 was Jaws.
Star sign
The star sign for 29 March is Aries.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 29 March 1975 fell in the Year of the Rabbit.
Birthstone
The birthstone for March is Aquamarine.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 29 March 1975 was Waning Gibbous.

On this day: 29 March

  • 1968 The funeral of Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space, begins in Moscow, with thousands of people in attendance.
  • 1973 Vietnam War: The last United States combat soldiers leave South Vietnam.
  • 1974 NASA's Mariner 10 becomes the first space probe to fly by Mercury.
  • 1974 The Terracotta Army is discovered in Shaanxi province, China.
  • 1982 The Canada Act 1982 receives the Royal Assent from Queen Elizabeth II, setting the stage for the Queen of Canada to proclaim the Constitution Act, 1982.

Famous people born on 29 March

  • Brendan Gleeson, Irish actor (born 1955)
  • Billy Beane, American baseball player and manager (born 1962)
  • Eric Idle, English actor, comedian, musician and writer (born 1943)
  • N'Golo Kanté, French footballer (born 1991)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 1975 in Ireland

A selection from Wikipedia's '1975 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.

  • 30 January – Charles Haughey was brought back onto the Fianna Fáil party front bench.
  • 14 March – Pierre Trudeau, the prime minister of Canada, paid a brief visit to Ireland and held bilateral talks at Dublin Castle.
  • 17 April – Mary Immaculate College, Limerick, and Our Lady of Mercy College, Carysfort, became recognised colleges of the National University of Ireland.

Life in Ireland in 1975

Taoiseach

Liam Cosgrave

Petrol (per litre)

£0.52/gal

Loaf of Bread

£0.15

Average House

£11,500

Weekly Wage

£25

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Famous Faces Born in the 1970s

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