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17 February 2018 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 17 February 2018 was a Saturday.
- Irish Chart Song in 2018
- The Irish chart song for 2018 was “Girls Like You” by Maroon 5 ft. Cardi B.
- Top Film of 2018
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2018 was Avengers: Infinity War.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 17 February is Aquarius.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 17 February 2018 fell in the Year of the Dog.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for February is Amethyst.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 17 February 2018 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 17 February
- 1996 In Philadelphia, world champion Garry Kasparov beats the Deep Blue supercomputer in a chess match.
- 1996 NASA's Discovery Program begins as the NEAR Shoemaker spacecraft lifts off on the first mission ever to orbit and land on an asteroid, 433 Eros.
- 2008 Kosovo declares independence from Serbia.
- 2011 Arab Spring: Libyan protests against Muammar Gaddafi's regime begin.
- 2011 Arab Spring: In Bahrain, security forces launch a deadly pre-dawn raid on protesters in Pearl Roundabout in Manama; the day is locally known as Bloody Thursday.
Famous people born on 17 February
- Case Keenum, American football player (born 1988)
- Ed Sheeran, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (born 1991)
- Michael Jordan, American basketball player, executive, and businessman (born 1963)
- Jensen Huang, Taiwanese-American businessman, co-founded Nvidia (born 1963)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2018 in Ireland
A selection from Wikipedia's '2018 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.
- 28 February – Met Éireann issued a red weather warning, its most severe alert, for all of Munster and Leinster as the Beast from the East weather event arrived.
- 26 April – CervicalCheck cancer scandal: The Health Service Executive (HSE) confirmed that 206 women developed cervical cancer after having a misdiagnosed smear in the free national screening programme.
- 8 May – Ryan O'Shaughnessy takes Ireland to its first Eurovision final since 2013, with the song "Together".
Life in Ireland in 2018
Taoiseach
Leo Varadkar
Petrol (per litre)
€1.48/L
Loaf of Bread
€1.60
Average House
€295,000
Weekly Wage
€520
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