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30 April 1964 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 30 April 1964 was a Thursday.
- 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 30 April is Taurus.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 30 April 1964 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for April is Diamond.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 30 April 1964 was Waning Gibbous.
On this day: 30 April
- 1957 Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery enters into force.
- 1961 K-19, the first Soviet nuclear submarine equipped with nuclear missiles, is commissioned.
- 1963 The Bristol Bus Boycott is held in Bristol to protest the Bristol Omnibus Company's refusal to employ Black or Asian bus crews, drawing national attention to racial discrimination in the United Kingdom.
- 1973 Watergate scandal: U.S. President Richard Nixon fires White House Counsel John Dean; other top aides, most notably H. R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman, resign.
- 1975 Fall of Saigon: Communist forces gain control of Saigon. The Vietnam War formally ends with the unconditional surrender of South Vietnamese president Dương Văn Minh.
Famous people born on 30 April
- Gal Gadot, Israeli actress and model (born 1985)
- Kirsten Dunst, American actress (born 1982)
- Ana de Armas, Cuban actress (born 1988)
- Ashley Alexandra Dupré, American journalist, singer, and prostitute (born 1985)
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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.
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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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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