At A Glance

14 May 2023 at a glance

Day of the week
14 May 2023 was a Sunday.
Irish Chart Song in 2023
The Irish chart song for 2023 was “Flowers” by Miley Cyrus.
Top Film of 2023
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2023 was Barbie.
Star sign
The star sign for 14 May is Taurus.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 14 May 2023 fell in the Year of the Rabbit.
Birthstone
The birthstone for May is Emerald.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 14 May 2023 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 14 May

  • 2004 The Constitutional Court of South Korea overturns the impeachment of President Roh Moo-hyun.
  • 2004 Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark and Mary Donaldson are married at Copenhagen Cathedral.
  • 2008 Battle of Piccadilly Gardens in Manchester city centre between Zenit supporters and Rangers supporters and the Greater Manchester Police; 39 policemen injured, one police dog injured and 39 arrested.
  • 2010 Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on the STS-132 mission to deliver the first shuttle-launched Russian ISS component — Rassvet. This was originally slated to be the final launch of Atlantis, before Congress approved STS-135.
  • 2021 China successfully lands Zhurong, the country's first Mars rover.

Famous people born on 14 May

  • Mark Zuckerberg, American computer programmer and businessman, co-founder of Facebook (born 1984)
  • George Lucas, American director, producer, and screenwriter, founded Lucasfilm (born 1944)
  • Cate Blanchett, Australian actress (born 1969)
  • Rob Gronkowski, American football player (born 1989)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 2023 in Ireland

A selection from Wikipedia's '2023 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.

  • 9 February – An Coimisiún Toghcháin (the Irish electoral commission) was established under the Electoral Reform Act 2022 to oversee elections in Ireland.
  • 23 April – An incorporeal Cabinet meeting agreed to send an Emergency Consular Assistance Team to Sudan, via Djibouti – some of them leaving on the night – on a mission to evacuate 150 Irish people and their families from the armed conflict there.
  • 6 May – Michael D. Higgins and Leo Varadkar, respectively, became the first Irish president and taoiseach in history to attend the coronation of a British monarch, at Westminster Abbey in London.

Life in Ireland in 2023

Taoiseach

Leo Varadkar

Petrol (per litre)

€1.75/L

Loaf of Bread

€1.98

Average House

€410,000

Weekly Wage

€665

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