At A Glance

12 November 2024 at a glance

Day of the week
12 November 2024 was a Tuesday.
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 12 November is Scorpio.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 12 November 2024 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
Birthstone
The birthstone for November is Topaz.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 12 November 2024 was Waxing Gibbous.

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 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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