At A Glance

7 August 1962 at a glance

Day of the week
7 August 1962 was a Tuesday.
Irish Chart Song in 1962
The Irish chart song for 1962 was “Stranger on the Shore” by Mr. Acker Bilk.
Top Film of 1962
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1962 was Lawrence of Arabia.
Star sign
The star sign for 7 August is Leo.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 7 August 1962 fell in the Year of the Tiger.
Birthstone
The birthstone for August is Peridot.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 7 August 1962 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 7 August

  • 1959 Explorer program: Explorer 6 launches from the Atlantic Missile Range in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
  • 1960 Ivory Coast becomes independent from France.
  • 1962 Canadian-born American pharmacologist Frances Oldham Kelsey is awarded the U.S. President's Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service for her refusal to authorize thalidomide.
  • 1964 Vietnam War: The U.S. Congress passes the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution giving U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson broad war powers to deal with North Vietnamese attacks on American forces.
  • 1969 Richard Nixon appoints Luis R. Bruce, a Mohawk-Oglala Sioux and co-founder of the National Congress of American Indians, as the new commissioner of the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

Famous people born on 7 August

  • Charlize Theron, South African actress (born 1975)
  • Kyler Murray, American football player (born 1997)
  • Michael Shannon, American actor (born 1974)
  • Jalen Hurts, American football player (born 1998)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 1962 in Ireland

A selection from Wikipedia's '1962 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.

  • 26 February – The Irish Republican Army officially called off its Border Campaign in Northern Ireland.
  • 13 March – Irish artists left Dublin Airport for the Congo to entertain United Nations troops there.
  • 17 March – President Éamon de Valera and his wife Sinéad had a private audience with Pope John XXIII in Rome.
More events of 1962 →Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Life in Ireland in 1962

Taoiseach

Seán Lemass

Petrol (per litre)

2s 8d/gal

Loaf of Bread

8½d

Average House

£2,600

Weekly Wage

£6

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Sinéad O'Connor8 December 1966Singer-songwriterView their day →Bono10 May 1960SingerView their day →Enya17 May 1961SingerView their day →Aidan Gillen24 April 1968ActorView their day →Graham Linehan22 May 1968Comedy writerView their day →Graham Norton4 April 1963Comedian & actorView their day →The Edge8 August 1961Rock musician & guitar player of U2View their day →Ali Hewson23 March 1961Activist & businesswomanView their day →

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