At A Glance

6 November 1966 at a glance

Day of the week
6 November 1966 was a Sunday.
Irish Chart Song in 1966
The Irish chart song for 1966 was “Michelle” by The Overlanders.
Top Film of 1966
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1966 was The Bible: In the Beginning.
Star sign
The star sign for 6 November is Scorpio.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 6 November 1966 fell in the Year of the Horse.
Birthstone
The birthstone for November is Topaz.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 6 November 1966 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 6 November

  • 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.
  • 1995 Cleveland Browns relocation controversy: Art Modell announces that he signed a deal that would relocate the Cleveland Browns to Baltimore.

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)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 1966 in Ireland

A selection from Wikipedia's '1966 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.

  • 13 February – The Bishop of Clonfert, Thomas Ryan, protested against the content of The Late Late Show because an audience member, Eileen Fox, told host Gay Byrne that she wore no nightie on her wedding night.
  • 8 March – Nelson's Pillar in O'Connell Street in Dublin was blown up, probably by former Irish Republican Army volunteers marking this year's 50th anniversary of the Easter Rising.
  • 10 April – Celebrations took place to mark the 50th anniversary of the Easter Rising in 1916. Nine hundred survivors of the rising heard the reading of the Proclamation of the Irish Republic and President Éamon de Valera took the salute at a military parade.

Life in Ireland in 1966

Taoiseach

Seán Lemass

Petrol (per litre)

3s 2d/gal

Loaf of Bread

10d

Average House

£3,400

Weekly Wage

£8

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