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16 October 2020 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 16 October 2020 was a Friday.
- Irish Chart Song in 2020
- The Irish chart song for 2020 was “Blinding Lights” by The Weeknd.
- Top Film of 2020
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2020 was Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 16 October is Libra.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 16 October 2020 fell in the Year of the Rat.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for October is Opal.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 16 October 2020 was New Moon.
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 2020 in Ireland
A selection from Wikipedia's '2020 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.
- 8 February – The general election took place with a 62.9% turnout.
- 16 February – Thousands of homes, farms and businesses were without power as a result of Storm Dennis, which brought strong winds to parts of the south and west coasts.
- 15 April – Agreement was reached between unions and the HSE to allow healthcare staff be redeployed into private nursing homes during the COVID-19 crisis.
Life in Ireland in 2020
Taoiseach
Micheál Martin
Petrol (per litre)
€1.22/L
Loaf of Bread
€1.68
Average House
€310,000
Weekly Wage
€540
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