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1 May 2014 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 1 May 2014 was a Thursday.
- 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 May is Taurus.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 1 May 2014 fell in the Year of the Horse.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for May is Emerald.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 1 May 2014 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 1 May
- 2009 Same-sex marriage in Sweden is legalized.
- 2011 Pope John Paul II is beatified by his successor, Pope Benedict XVI.
- 2018 Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) resumes the Deir ez-Zor campaign in order to clear the remnants of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) from the Iraq–Syria border.
- 2019 Naruhito ascends to the throne of Japan succeeding his father Akihito, beginning the Reiwa period.
- 2024 The 2024 Loblaw boycott, a Canadian boycott against retail corporation and grocer Loblaw Companies, begins.
Famous people born on 1 May
- Wes Anderson, American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1969)
- Jamie Dornan, Northern Irish model and actor (born 1982)
- Tim McGraw, American singer-songwriter and actor (born 1967)
- Ajith Kumar, Indian actor and race car driver (born 1971)
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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