At A Glance

1 December 2014 at a glance

Day of the week
1 December 2014 was a Monday.
Irish Chart Song in 2014
The Irish chart song for 2014 was “Happy” by Pharrell Williams.
Top Film of 2014
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2014 was Transformers: Age of Extinction.
Star sign
The star sign for 1 December is Sagittarius.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 1 December 2014 fell in the Year of the Horse.
Birthstone
The birthstone for December is Turquoise.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 1 December 2014 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 1 December

  • 2009 The Treaty of Lisbon entered into force in the European Union.
  • 2011 The Alma-Ata Metro was opened.
  • 2018 The Oulu Police informed the public about the first offence of the much larger child sexual exploitation in Oulu, Finland.
  • 2019 Arsenal Women 11–1 Bristol City Women breaks the record for most goals scored in a FA Women's Super League match, with Vivianne Miedema involved in ten of the eleven Arsenal goals.
  • 2019 The outbreak of coronavirus infection begins in Wuhan.

Famous people born on 1 December

  • Zoë Kravitz, American actress, singer, and model (born 1988)
  • Riz Ahmed, English actor and rapper (born 1982)
  • Richard Pryor, American comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter (1940–2005)
  • Robert Irwin, Australian conservationist and television personality (born 2003)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 2014 in Ireland

A selection from Wikipedia's '2014 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.

  • 3 January – During storm Anne The River Liffey in Dublin rose to its highest tide on record. It burst its banks near the Guinness Storehouse and Heuston Station. Some city quays were closed for an hour while pumping was performed.
  • 11 February – Billionaire American property developer Donald Trump bought the five-star Doonbeg golf and hotel complex in County Clare, restyling it the Trump International Golf Links, Ireland.
  • 17 March – Saint Patrick's Day, the national holiday.

Life in Ireland in 2014

Taoiseach

Enda Kenny

Petrol (per litre)

€1.50/L

Loaf of Bread

€1.48

Average House

€185,000

Weekly Wage

€420

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