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5 September 1963 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 5 September 1963 was a Thursday.
- Irish Chart Song in 1963
- The Irish chart song for 1963 was “From Me to You” by The Beatles.
- Top Film of 1963
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1963 was Cleopatra.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 5 September is Virgo.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 5 September 1963 fell in the Year of the Rabbit.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 5 September 1963 was Waning Gibbous.
On this day: 5 September
- 1960 Poet Léopold Sédar Senghor is the first elected President of Senegal.
- 1960 Muhammad Ali (then known as Cassius Clay) wins the gold medal in the light heavyweight boxing competition at the Olympic Games in Rome.
- 1968 End of the Congress of Carrara, one of the major 20th century anarchist congresses.
- 1970 Vietnam War: Operation Jefferson Glenn begins: The United States 101st Airborne Division and the South Vietnamese 1st Infantry Division initiate a new operation in Thừa Thiên–Huế Province.
- 1977 Voyager Program: NASA launches the Voyager 1 spacecraft.
Famous people born on 5 September
- Freddie Mercury, British singer and songwriter (1946–1991)
- Michael Keaton, American actor and producer (born 1951)
- Annabelle Wallis, English actress (born 1984)
- Louis XIV, king of France (1638–1715)
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Events of 1963 in Ireland
A selection from Wikipedia's '1963 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.
- 24 January – The Minister for Justice, Charles Haughey, announced that the government proposed to abolish the death penalty.
- 4 March – The Labour Court met to try to break the deadlock in a strike by 30 Radio Éireann and Telefís Éireann journalists which arose from a claim for increased salaries and improved conditions by the journalists.
- 25 March – The Lord Mayor of Dublin, Jim "J.J." O'Keeffe, inaugurated Ireland's first escalator, in Roches Stores, a department store on Henry Street in Dublin. The first working escalator was built in New York City in 1896.
Life in Ireland in 1963
Taoiseach
Seán Lemass
Petrol (per litre)
2s 9d/gal
Loaf of Bread
9d
Average House
£2,800
Weekly Wage
£6 10s
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Famous Faces Born in the 1960s
Well-known people born in the same decade as you, not on your birthday.
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