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6 November 1961 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 6 November 1961 was a Monday.
- Top Film of 1961
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1961 was One Hundred and One Dalmatians.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 6 November is Scorpio.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 6 November 1961 fell in the Year of the Ox.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for November is Topaz.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 6 November 1961 was Waning Crescent.
On this day: 6 November
- 1936 Spanish Civil War: The republican government flees from Madrid to Valencia, leading to the formation of the Madrid Defense Council in its stead.
- 1943 World War II: The 1st Ukrainian Front liberates Kyiv from German occupation.
- 1947 Meet the Press, the longest running television program in history, makes its debut on NBC Television.
- 1976 Uttawar forced sterilisations: Mass vasectomy of nearly 800 men of Uttawar village, Palwal district, Haryana during India's Emergency imposed by Indira Gandhi.
- 1985 Colombian conflict: leftist guerrillas of the 19th of April Movement seize control of the Palace of Justice in Bogotá.
Famous people born on 6 November
- Sally Field, American actress (born 1946)
- Emma Stone, American actress (born 1988)
- Rebecca Romijn, American model and actress (born 1972)
- Glenn Frey, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (1948–2016)
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Events of 1961 in Ireland
A selection from Wikipedia's '1961 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.
- 6 January – Lieutenant-General Seán Mac Eoin left Dublin for the Congo to take up his new post as General Commanding Officer of the United Nations.
- 9 April – The national census showed that County Cork's population had reached an all-time low, with just 330,000 (in the late 1950s it was 336,000).
- 10 June – President Éamon de Valera and his wife Sinéad greeted Prince Rainier and Princess Grace of Monaco at the presidential residence, Áras an Uachtaráin. It was the first official visit to Ireland by a head of state after it became an independent republic.
Life in Ireland in 1961
Taoiseach
Seán Lemass
Petrol (per litre)
2s 6d/gal
Loaf of Bread
8d
Average House
£2,400
Weekly Wage
£5 15s
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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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