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5 September 1976 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 5 September 1976 was a Sunday.
- Irish Chart Song in 1976
- The Irish chart song for 1976 was “Save Your Kisses for Me” by Brotherhood of Man.
- Top Film of 1976
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1976 was Rocky.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 5 September is Virgo.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 5 September 1976 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 5 September 1976 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 5 September
- 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.
- 1978 Camp David Accords: Menachem Begin and Anwar Sadat begin peace discussions at Camp David, Maryland.
- 1980 The Gotthard Road Tunnel opens in Switzerland as the world's longest highway tunnel at 16.9 kilometres (10.5 mi) stretching from Göschenen to Airolo.
- 1981 The first women arrive at what becomes Greenham Common Women's Peace Camp in the UK.
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 1976 in Ireland
A selection from Wikipedia's '1976 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.
- 31 March – Sallins Train Robbery: £200,000 was stolen from a CIÉ train at Sallins, County Kildare.
- 3 April – The last passenger train ran on the Limerick to Claremorris line, ending an 80-year north–south link along the western seaboard.
- 17 May – Tim Severin and his crew set sail from Dingle to America in the leather boat Brendan, tracing the route of the legendary 6th-century Irish monk, Brendan the Navigator. The Brendan reached Canada on 26 June.
Life in Ireland in 1976
Taoiseach
Liam Cosgrave
Petrol (per litre)
£0.57/gal
Loaf of Bread
£0.17
Average House
£13,000
Weekly Wage
£29
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Famous Faces Born in the 1970s
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Cillian Murphy25 May 1976ActorView their day →Michael Fassbender2 April 1977ActorView their day →Andrew Scott21 October 1976ActorView their day →Colin Farrell31 May 1976ActorView their day →Dolores O'Riordan6 September 1971MusicianView their day →Sharon Horgan13 July 1970Actress & writerView their day →Glen Hansard21 April 1970Musician & songwriterView their day →Jimmy Carr15 September 1972Comedian & humouristView their day →Sources: Wikidata and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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