At A Glance

6 November 1969 at a glance

Day of the week
6 November 1969 was a Thursday.
Irish Chart Song in 1969
The Irish chart song for 1969 was “I'll Never Fall in Love Again” by Bobbie Gentry.
Top Film of 1969
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1969 was Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.
Star sign
The star sign for 6 November is Scorpio.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 6 November 1969 fell in the Year of the Rooster.
Birthstone
The birthstone for November is Topaz.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 6 November 1969 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)

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Events of 1969 in Ireland

A selection from Wikipedia's '1969 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.

  • 10 January – Protestors in Northern Ireland defied police orders to abandon a planned march.
  • 10 May – Following his shock resignation as president of France on April 28, Charles de Gaulle landed at Cork Airport with his wife Yvonne and aide-de-camp General François Flohic to begin an unannounced six-week private visit to Ireland, until June 19.
  • 18 June – The 1969 Irish general election for Dáil Éireann was held.
More events of 1969 →Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Life in Ireland in 1969

Taoiseach

Jack Lynch

Petrol (per litre)

3s 8d/gal

Loaf of Bread

1s 1d

Average House

£4,200

Weekly Wage

£9 10s

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