At A Glance
14 January 2015 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 14 January 2015 was a Wednesday.
- Irish Chart Song in 2015
- The Irish chart song for 2015 was “Love Me Like You Do” by Ellie Goulding.
- Top Film of 2015
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2015 was Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 14 January is Capricorn.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 14 January 2015 fell in the Year of the Horse.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for January is Garnet.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 14 January 2015 was Waning Crescent.
On this day: 14 January
- 1960 The Reserve Bank of Australia, the country's central bank and banknote issuing authority authorized by the 1959 Reserve Bank Act, is established.
- 1967 Counterculture of the 1960s: The Human Be-In takes place in San Francisco, California's Golden Gate Park, launching the Summer of Love.
- 1972 Queen Margrethe II of Denmark ascends the throne, the first Queen of Denmark since 1412 and the first Danish monarch not named Frederik or Christian since 1513.
- 1973 Elvis Presley's concert Aloha from Hawaii is broadcast live via satellite, and sets the record as the most watched broadcast by an individual entertainer in television history.
- 2024 Queen Margrethe II abdicates as Queen of Denmark and is succeeded by her son, Frederik X.
Famous people born on 14 January
- Holland Taylor, American actress and playwright (born 1943)
- Dave Grohl, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and drummer (born 1969)
- Jason Bateman, American actor, director, and producer (born 1969)
- LL Cool J, American rapper and actor (born 1968)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2015 in Ireland
A selection from Wikipedia's '2015 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.
- 18 January – Minister for Health, Leo Varadkar, revealed his homosexuality on radio, thus becoming the first openly gay government minister in Ireland.
- 4 February – The ferryboat service from Dún Laoghaire to Holyhead in Wales ended after 204 years. The boat from Dublin Port to Holyhead remained in service.
- 13 March – A new political party, Renua, was launched.
Life in Ireland in 2015
Taoiseach
Enda Kenny
Petrol (per litre)
€1.32/L
Loaf of Bread
€1.50
Average House
€205,000
Weekly Wage
€440
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