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11 July 2014 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 11 July 2014 was a Friday.
- 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 11 July is Cancer.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 11 July 2014 fell in the Year of the Horse.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for July is Ruby.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 11 July 2014 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 11 July
- 1990 Oka Crisis: First Nations land dispute in Quebec begins.
- 2007 The Siege of Lal Masjid in Islamabad, Pakistan, ends after the Pakistan Army storms the mosque which had been occupied by Islamist militants.
- 2010 In Johannesburg, Spain defeat the Netherlands 1–0 after extra time to win their first FIFA World Cup title.
- 2015 Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán escapes from the maximum security Altiplano prison in Mexico, his second escape.
- 2021 Virgin Galactic launches its founder, Richard Branson, into space, the first company ever to do so.
Famous people born on 11 July
- Yul Brynner, Russian-American actor and dancer (1920–1985)
- Lisa Rinna, American actress and talk show host (born 1963)
- John Quincy Adams, American lawyer and politician, 6th President of the United States (1767–1848)
- Robert the Bruce, Scottish king (1274–1329)
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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