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16 October 2014 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 16 October 2014 was a Thursday.
- Irish Chart Song in 2014
- The Irish chart song for 2014 was “Happy” by Pharrell Williams.
- Top Film of 2014
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2014 was Transformers: Age of Extinction.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 16 October is Libra.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 16 October 2014 fell in the Year of the Horse.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for October is Opal.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 16 October 2014 was Waning Crescent.
On this day: 16 October
- 1995 The Million Man March takes place in Washington, D.C. About 837,000 attend.
- 1995 The Skye Bridge in Scotland is opened.
- 1999 The magnitude 7.1 Hector Mine earthquake strikes Southern California
- 2002 The Bibliotheca Alexandrina opens in Egypt, commemorating the ancient library of Alexandria.
- 2017 Storm Ophelia strikes the U.K. and Ireland causing major damage and power loss.
Famous people born on 16 October
- Tim Robbins, American actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1958)
- Naomi Osaka, Japanese tennis player (born 1997)
- Angela Lansbury, English-American actress, singer, and producer (1925–2022)
- Oscar Wilde, Irish playwright, novelist, and poet (1854–1900)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2014 in Ireland
A selection from Wikipedia's '2014 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.
- 3 January – During storm Anne The River Liffey in Dublin rose to its highest tide on record. It burst its banks near the Guinness Storehouse and Heuston Station. Some city quays were closed for an hour while pumping was performed.
- 11 February – Billionaire American property developer Donald Trump bought the five-star Doonbeg golf and hotel complex in County Clare, restyling it the Trump International Golf Links, Ireland.
- 17 March – Saint Patrick's Day, the national holiday.
Life in Ireland in 2014
Taoiseach
Enda Kenny
Petrol (per litre)
€1.50/L
Loaf of Bread
€1.48
Average House
€185,000
Weekly Wage
€420
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