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16 June 2021 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 16 June 2021 was a Wednesday.
- Irish Chart Song in 2021
- The Irish chart song for 2021 was “Stay” by The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber.
- Top Film of 2021
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2021 was Spider-Man: No Way Home.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 16 June is Gemini.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 16 June 2021 fell in the Year of the Ox.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for June is Pearl.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 16 June 2021 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 16 June
- 2012 China successfully launches its Shenzhou 9 spacecraft, carrying three astronauts, including the first female Chinese astronaut Liu Yang, to the Tiangong-1 orbital module.
- 2012 The United States Air Force's robotic Boeing X-37B spaceplane returns to Earth after a classified 469-day orbital mission.
- 2015 American businessman Donald Trump announces his campaign to run for President of the United States in the upcoming election.
- 2016 Shanghai Disneyland Park, the first Disney Park in mainland China, opens to the public.
- 2019 Upwards of 2,000,000 people participate in the 2019–20 Hong Kong protests, the largest in Hong Kong's history.
Famous people born on 16 June
- Tupac Shakur, American rapper and producer (1971–1996)
- Jürgen Klopp, German footballer and manager (born 1967)
- Laurie Metcalf, American actress (born 1955)
- Mithun Chakraborty, Indian actor and politician (born 1950)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2021 in Ireland
A selection from Wikipedia's '2021 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.
- 20 January – Taoiseach Micheál Martin congratulated Joe Biden on his inauguration as the 46th President of the United States.
- 9 April – President Michael D. Higgins and Taoiseach Micheál Martin paid tributes to Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh following his death in Windsor Castle.
- 15 May – Several thousand people attended a protest in support of Palestine in Dublin city centre, amid rising tensions and violence in Gaza.
Life in Ireland in 2021
Taoiseach
Micheál Martin
Petrol (per litre)
€1.42/L
Loaf of Bread
€1.72
Average House
€330,000
Weekly Wage
€570
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