At A Glance

12 November 2021 at a glance

Day of the week
12 November 2021 was a Friday.
Irish Chart Song in 2021
The Irish chart song for 2021 was “Stay” by The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber.
Top Film of 2021
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2021 was Spider-Man: No Way Home.
Star sign
The star sign for 12 November is Scorpio.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 12 November 2021 fell in the Year of the Ox.
Birthstone
The birthstone for November is Topaz.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 12 November 2021 was First Quarter.

On this day: 12 November

  • 2003 Shanghai Transrapid sets a new world speed record of 501 kilometres per hour (311 mph) for commercial railway systems, which remains the fastest for unmodified commercial rail vehicles.
  • 2011 Silvio Berlusconi tenders his resignation as Prime Minister of Italy, effective November 16, due in large part to the Euro area crisis.
  • 2014 The Philae lander, deployed from the European Space Agency's Rosetta probe, reaches the surface of Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko.
  • 2020 The PlayStation 5 is released.
  • 2021 The Los Angeles Superior Court formally ends the 14-year conservatorship to pop singer Britney Spears.

Famous people born on 12 November

  • Anne Hathaway, American actress (born 1982)
  • Ryan Gosling, Canadian actor, producer and singer (born 1980)
  • Russell Westbrook, American basketball player (born 1988)
  • Neil Young, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (born 1945)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 2021 in Ireland

A selection from Wikipedia's '2021 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.

  • 20 January – Taoiseach Micheál Martin congratulated Joe Biden on his inauguration as the 46th President of the United States.
  • 9 April – President Michael D. Higgins and Taoiseach Micheál Martin paid tributes to Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh following his death in Windsor Castle.
  • 15 May – Several thousand people attended a protest in support of Palestine in Dublin city centre, amid rising tensions and violence in Gaza.

Life in Ireland in 2021

Taoiseach

Micheál Martin

Petrol (per litre)

€1.42/L

Loaf of Bread

€1.72

Average House

€330,000

Weekly Wage

€570

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