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15 June 2013 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 15 June 2013 was a Saturday.
- Irish Chart Song in 2013
- The Irish chart song for 2013 was “Blurred Lines” by Robin Thicke ft. T.I. & Pharrell.
- Top Film of 2013
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2013 was Frozen.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 15 June is Gemini.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 15 June 2013 fell in the Year of the Snake.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for June is Pearl.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 15 June 2013 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 15 June
- 1940 World War II: Operation Aerial begins: Allied troops start to evacuate France, following Germany's takeover of Paris and most of the nation.
- 1944 World War II: The United States invades Saipan, capital of Japan's South Seas Mandate.
- 1944 In the Saskatchewan general election, the CCF, led by Tommy Douglas, is elected and forms the first socialist government in North America.
- 1988 The Ariane 4 rocket is launched on its maiden flight.
- 1992 The United States Supreme Court rules in United States v. Álvarez-Machaín that it is permissible for the United States to forcibly extradite suspects in foreign countries and bring them to the United States for trial, without approval from those other countries.
Famous people born on 15 June
- Xi Jinping, Chinese engineer and politician, General Secretary of the Communist Party and President of China (born 1953)
- Mohamed Salah, Egyptian footballer (born 1992)
- Courteney Cox, American actress and producer (born 1964)
- Ice Cube, American rapper, producer, and actor (born 1969)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2013 in Ireland
A selection from Wikipedia's '2013 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.
- 15 January – The Food Safety Authority of Ireland confirmed the presence of horse DNA in beef burger products on sale in supermarkets. At least ten million burgers were withdrawn from sale.
- 5 February – A report into Ireland's Magdalene asylums found "significant" state collusion in the admission of thousands of "fallen women" into the institutions where they were abused and worked for nothing in conditions of slavery before they were shut down nearly two decades ago.
- 18 March – President Higgins departed from Baldonnel Aerodrome for a three-day visit to Rome, accompanied by his wife Sabina and Minister for Finance Michael Noonan, to attend the inauguration of Jorge Bergoglio as Pope Francis.
Life in Ireland in 2013
Taoiseach
Enda Kenny
Petrol (per litre)
€1.55/L
Loaf of Bread
€1.45
Average House
€170,000
Weekly Wage
€405
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