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15 June 2023 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 15 June 2023 was a Thursday.
- 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 June is Gemini.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 15 June 2023 fell in the Year of the Rabbit.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for June is Pearl.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 15 June 2023 was Waning 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 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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