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9 November 1968 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 9 November 1968 was a Saturday.
- Irish Chart Song in 1968
- The Irish chart song for 1968 was “Congratulations” by Cliff Richard.
- Top Film of 1968
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1968 was 2001: A Space Odyssey.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 9 November is Scorpio.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 9 November 1968 fell in the Year of the Monkey.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for November is Topaz.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 9 November 1968 was Waning Gibbous.
On this day: 9 November
- 1960 Robert McNamara is named president of the Ford Motor Company, becoming the first non-Ford family member to serve in that post. He resigns a month later to join the newly elected John F. Kennedy administration.
- 1965 Several U.S. states and parts of Canada are hit by a series of blackouts lasting up to 13 hours in the Northeast blackout of 1965.
- 1965 A Catholic Worker Movement member, Roger Allen LaPorte, protesting against the Vietnam War, sets himself on fire in front of the United Nations building.
- 1967 Apollo program: NASA launches the unmanned Apollo 4 test spacecraft, atop the first Saturn V rocket, from Florida's Cape Kennedy.
- 1970 Vietnam War: The Supreme Court of the United States votes 6–3 against hearing a case to allow Massachusetts to enforce its law granting residents the right to refuse military service in an undeclared war.
Famous people born on 9 November
- Eric Dane, American actor (1972–2026)
- Edward VII (1841–1910)
- Delta Goodrem, Australian singer-songwriter, pianist, and actress (born 1984)
- Ryan Murphy, American television writer, producer, and director (born 1965)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 1968 in Ireland
A selection from Wikipedia's '1968 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.
- 8 January – Taoiseach Jack Lynch and Northern Ireland Prime Minister Terence O'Neill met for talks in Dublin.
- 17 March – A seat to commemorate the poet Patrick Kavanagh was unveiled beside the Grand Canal in Dublin.
- 15 May – The King and Queen of Belgium visited Trinity College Dublin, University College Dublin, and the National Museum. They also visited the Lord Mayor of Dublin, Frank Cluskey, at the Mansion House, and attended a state banquet at Dublin Castle in the evening.
Life in Ireland in 1968
Taoiseach
Jack Lynch
Petrol (per litre)
3s 6d/gal
Loaf of Bread
1s
Average House
£3,900
Weekly Wage
£9
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