At A Glance

30 November 1975 at a glance

Day of the week
30 November 1975 was a Sunday.
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 30 November is Sagittarius.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 30 November 1975 fell in the Year of the Rabbit.
Birthstone
The birthstone for November is Topaz.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 30 November 1975 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 30 November

  • 1967 The People's Republic of Southern Yemen gains its independence from the United Kingdom
  • 1967 The Pakistan Peoples Party is founded by Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, who becomes its first chairman.
  • 1971 Iran seizes the Greater and Lesser Tunbs from the Emirates of Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah.
  • 1972 Vietnam War: White House Press Secretary Ron Ziegler tells the press that there will be no more public announcements concerning American troop withdrawals from Vietnam because troop levels are now down to 27,000.
  • 1981 Cold War: In Geneva, representatives from the United States and the Soviet Union begin to negotiate intermediate-range nuclear weapon reductions in Europe. (The meetings end inconclusively on December 17.)

Famous people born on 30 November

  • Kaley Cuoco, American actress (born 1985)
  • Winston Churchill, English colonel, journalist, and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Nobel Prize laureate (1874–1965)
  • Ridley Scott, English director, producer, and production designer (born 1937)
  • Ben Stiller, American actor, director, producer and screenwriter (born 1965)

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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

Well-known people born in the same decade as you, not on your birthday.

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