At A Glance
4 May 1964 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 4 May 1964 was a Monday.
- 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 4 May is Taurus.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 4 May 1964 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for May is Emerald.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 4 May 1964 was Last Quarter.
On this day: 4 May
- 1959 The 1st Annual Grammy Awards are held.
- 1961 American civil rights movement: The "Freedom Riders" begin a bus trip through the South.
- 1961 Malcolm Ross and Victor Prather attain a new altitude record for manned balloon flight ascending in the Strato-Lab V open gondola to 113,740 feet (34.67 km).
- 1972 The Don't Make A Wave Committee, a fledgling environmental organization founded in Canada in 1971, officially changes its name to Greenpeace Foundation.
- 1973 The 108-story Sears Tower in Chicago is topped out at 1,451 feet (442 m) as the world's tallest building.
Famous people born on 4 May
- Audrey Hepburn, Belgian-British actress and humanitarian (1929–1993)
- Katherine Jackson, matriarch of the Jackson family (born 1930)
- Will Arnett, Canadian actor and producer (born 1970)
- Cesc Fàbregas, Spanish footballer and manager (born 1987)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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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
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