At A Glance

1 December 2015 at a glance

Day of the week
1 December 2015 was a Tuesday.
Irish Chart Song in 2015
The Irish chart song for 2015 was “Love Me Like You Do” by Ellie Goulding.
Top Film of 2015
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2015 was Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
Star sign
The star sign for 1 December is Sagittarius.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 1 December 2015 fell in the Year of the Goat.
Birthstone
The birthstone for December is Turquoise.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 1 December 2015 was Waning Gibbous.

On this day: 1 December

  • 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.
  • 2020 The Arecibo Telescope collapses.

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 2015 in Ireland

A selection from Wikipedia's '2015 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.

  • 18 January – Minister for Health, Leo Varadkar, revealed his homosexuality on radio, thus becoming the first openly gay government minister in Ireland.
  • 4 February – The ferryboat service from Dún Laoghaire to Holyhead in Wales ended after 204 years. The boat from Dublin Port to Holyhead remained in service.
  • 13 March – A new political party, Renua, was launched.

Life in Ireland in 2015

Taoiseach

Enda Kenny

Petrol (per litre)

€1.32/L

Loaf of Bread

€1.50

Average House

€205,000

Weekly Wage

€440

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