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15 July 2023 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 15 July 2023 was a Saturday.
- 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 15 July is Cancer.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 15 July 2023 fell in the Year of the Rabbit.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for July is Ruby.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 15 July 2023 was Waning Crescent.
On this day: 15 July
- 2006 Twitter, later one of the largest social media platforms in the world, is launched.
- 2009 Space Shuttle program: Endeavour is launched on STS-127 to complete assembly of the International Space Station's Kibō module.
- 2012 South Korean rapper Psy releases his hit single Gangnam Style.
- 2016 Factions of the Turkish Armed Forces attempt a coup.
- 2018 France win their second World Cup title, defeating Croatia 4–2.
Famous people born on 15 July
- Linda Ronstadt, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress (born 1946)
- Barry Melrose, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and sportscaster (born 1956)
- Diane Kruger, German actress and model (born 1976)
- Brian Austin Green, American actor (born 1973)
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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