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17 July 2021 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 17 July 2021 was a Saturday.
- 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 17 July is Cancer.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 17 July 2021 fell in the Year of the Ox.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for July is Ruby.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 17 July 2021 was First Quarter.
On this day: 17 July
- 1973 King Mohammed Zahir Shah of Afghanistan, while having surgery in Italy, is deposed by his cousin Mohammed Daoud Khan.
- 1975 Apollo–Soyuz Test Project: An American Apollo and a Soviet Soyuz spacecraft dock with each other in orbit marking the first such link-up between spacecraft from the two nations.
- 1976 East Timor is annexed and becomes the 27th province of Indonesia.
- 1976 The opening of the Summer Olympics in Montreal is marred by 25 African teams boycotting the games because of New Zealand's participation. Contrary to rulings by other international sports organizations, the IOC had declined to exclude New Zealand because of their participation in South African sporting events during apartheid.
- 1994 Brazil win their fourth World Cup title, defeating Italy 3–2 on penalties.
Famous people born on 17 July
- Brett Goldstein, British actor, comedian and writer (born 1980)
- Billie Lourd, American actress (born 1992)
- Donald Sutherland, Canadian actor and producer (1935–2024)
- Queen Camilla, Queen Consort of King Charles III of the United Kingdom (born 1947)
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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