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14 September 2006 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 14 September 2006 was a Thursday.
- Irish Chart Song in 2006
- The Irish chart song for 2006 was “Chasing Cars” by Snow Patrol.
- Top Film of 2006
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2006 was Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 14 September is Virgo.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 14 September 2006 fell in the Year of the Dog.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 14 September 2006 was Last Quarter.
On this day: 14 September
- 1999 Kiribati, Nauru and Tonga join the United Nations.
- 2000 Microsoft releases Windows Me.
- 2003 In a referendum, Estonia approves joining the European Union.
- 2003 Bissau-Guinean President Kumba Ialá is ousted from power in a bloodless military coup led by General Veríssimo Correia Seabra.
- 2007 Prelude to the 2008 financial crisis: Northern Rock bank experiences the first bank run in the United Kingdom in 150 years.
Famous people born on 14 September
- Sam Neill, New Zealand actor (1947–2026)
- Pope Leo XIV (born 1955)
- Amy Winehouse, British singer-songwriter, musician, and businesswoman (1983–2011)
- Nana, South Korean singer, actress and model (born 1991)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2006 in Ireland
A selection from Wikipedia's '2006 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.
- 9 January – Steve Staunton was appointed the new manager of the Ireland football team, to be mentored by Bobby Robson as International Football Consultantant.
- 17 March – Over 400,000 people took to the streets of Dublin to celebrate Saint Patrick's Day as part of the world's largest Saint Patrick's Day Festival.
- 16 April – Up to 120,000 people lined the streets of Dublin to mark the 90th anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising.
Life in Ireland in 2006
Taoiseach
Bertie Ahern
Petrol (per litre)
€1.15/L
Loaf of Bread
€1.25
Average House
€350,000
Weekly Wage
€430
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