At A Glance

9 October 1976 at a glance

Day of the week
9 October 1976 was a Saturday.
Irish Chart Song in 1976
The Irish chart song for 1976 was “Save Your Kisses for Me” by Brotherhood of Man.
Top Film of 1976
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1976 was Rocky.
Star sign
The star sign for 9 October is Libra.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 9 October 1976 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
Birthstone
The birthstone for October is Opal.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 9 October 1976 was Waning Gibbous.

On this day: 9 October

  • 1969 In Chicago, the National Guard is called in as demonstrations continue over the trial of the "Chicago Eight".
  • 1970 The Khmer Republic is proclaimed in Cambodia.
  • 1980 Pope John Paul II greets the Dalai Lama during a private audience in Vatican City.
  • 1981 President François Mitterrand abolishes capital punishment in France.
  • 1984 The popular children's television show Thomas The Tank Engine & Friends, based on The Railway Series by the Reverend Wilbert Awdry, premieres on ITV.

Famous people born on 9 October

  • Ben Shelton, American tennis player (born 2002)
  • John Lennon, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (1940–1980)
  • Jacob Batalon, Filipino-American actor (born 1996)
  • Sean Lennon, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor (born 1975)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 1976 in Ireland

A selection from Wikipedia's '1976 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.

  • 31 March – Sallins Train Robbery: £200,000 was stolen from a CIÉ train at Sallins, County Kildare.
  • 3 April – The last passenger train ran on the Limerick to Claremorris line, ending an 80-year north–south link along the western seaboard.
  • 17 May – Tim Severin and his crew set sail from Dingle to America in the leather boat Brendan, tracing the route of the legendary 6th-century Irish monk, Brendan the Navigator. The Brendan reached Canada on 26 June.
More events of 1976 →Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Life in Ireland in 1976

Taoiseach

Liam Cosgrave

Petrol (per litre)

£0.57/gal

Loaf of Bread

£0.17

Average House

£13,000

Weekly Wage

£29

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