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4 April 1962 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 4 April 1962 was a Wednesday.
- 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 4 April is Aries.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 4 April 1962 fell in the Year of the Tiger.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for April is Diamond.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 4 April 1962 was New Moon.
On this day: 4 April
- 1958 The CND peace symbol is displayed in public for the first time in London.
- 1960 France agrees to grant independence to the Mali Federation, a union of Senegal and French Sudan.
- 1963 Bye Bye Birdie, a musical romantic comedy film directed by George Sidney, was released.
- 1964 The Beatles occupy the top five positions on the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart.
- 1967 Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his "Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence" speech in New York City's Riverside Church.
Famous people born on 4 April
- Robert Downey Jr., American actor, producer, and screenwriter. (born 1965)
- Heath Ledger, Australian actor (1979–2008)
- Hugo Weaving, Nigerian-Australian actor and producer (born 1960)
- Anthony Perkins, American actor (1932–1992)
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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
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