At A Glance

10 July 2024 at a glance

Day of the week
10 July 2024 was a Wednesday.
Irish Chart Song in 2024
The Irish chart song for 2024 was “Espresso” by Sabrina Carpenter.
Top Film of 2024
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2024 was Inside Out 2.
Star sign
The star sign for 10 July is Cancer.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 10 July 2024 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
Birthstone
The birthstone for July is Ruby.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 10 July 2024 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 10 July

  • 2011 Amid widespread backlash to revelations of phone hacking, the British weekly tabloid newspaper News of the World publishes its final issue and shuts down after nearly 168 years in print.
  • 2012 The Episcopal Church USA allows same-sex marriage.
  • 2016 Portugal defeats France in the UEFA Euro 2016 Final to win their first European title.
  • 2017 Iraqi Civil War: Mosul is declared fully liberated from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant by the government of Iraq.
  • 2019 The final Volkswagen Beetle rolls off the line in Puebla, Mexico; the last of 5,961 "Special Edition" cars will be exhibited in a museum.

Famous people born on 10 July

  • Nikola Tesla, Serbian-American electrical and mechanical engineer (1856–1943)
  • Sofía Vergara, Colombian-American actress and producer (born 1972)
  • Chiwetel Ejiofor, English actor (born 1977)
  • Arthur Ashe, American tennis player and journalist (1943–1993)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 2024 in Ireland

A selection from Wikipedia's '2024 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.

  • 8 March – Constitutional referendums on family matters took place on International Women's Day. Voters rejected both Government proposals to change the constitution, with 67.7% voting No in the Family referendum, while 73.9% voted No in the Care referendum.
  • 13 May – The New York–Dublin Portal connecting the two cities via video screens was temporarily turned off, following reports that participants were behaving inappropriately.
  • 7 June – A series of elections was held: the European Parliament election, local elections, and a Limerick mayoral election.

Life in Ireland in 2024

Taoiseach

Simon Harris

Petrol (per litre)

€1.68/L

Loaf of Bread

€2.05

Average House

€440,000

Weekly Wage

€700

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