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18 September 2008 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 18 September 2008 was a Thursday.
- Irish Chart Song in 2008
- The Irish chart song for 2008 was “Hallelujah” by Alexandra Burke.
- Top Film of 2008
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2008 was The Dark Knight.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 18 September is Virgo.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 18 September 2008 fell in the Year of the Rat.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 18 September 2008 was Waning Gibbous.
On this day: 18 September
- 1997 The Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention is adopted.
- 2001 First mailing of anthrax letters from Trenton, New Jersey in the 2001 anthrax attacks.
- 2007 Buddhist monks join anti-government protesters in Myanmar, starting what some call the Saffron Revolution.
- 2011 The 2011 Sikkim earthquake is felt across northeastern India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and southern Tibet.
- 2014 Scotland votes against independence from the United Kingdom, by 55% to 45%.
Famous people born on 18 September
- Jason Sudeikis, American actor and comedian (born 1975)
- James Gandolfini, American actor and producer (1961–2013)
- John McAfee, British-American computer programmer and businessman, founded McAfee (1945–2021)
- James Marsden, American actor (born 1973)
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Events of 2008 in Ireland
A selection from Wikipedia's '2008 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.
- 2 January – The Burlington Hotel in Dublin closed after 36 years in business with the loss of 400 jobs.
- 12 March – Libertas lobby group launched a campaign called Facts, not politics which advocated a No vote in the Treaty of Lisbon referendum.
- 20 May – The television puppet Dustin the Turkey failed to qualify for the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 after being knocked out at the first semi-finals stage.
Life in Ireland in 2008
Taoiseach
Brian Cowen
Petrol (per litre)
€1.32/L
Loaf of Bread
€1.45
Average House
€300,000
Weekly Wage
€460
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