At A Glance

19 September 2018 at a glance

Day of the week
19 September 2018 was a Wednesday.
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 19 September is Virgo.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 19 September 2018 fell in the Year of the Dog.
Birthstone
The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 19 September 2018 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 19 September

  • 2010 The leaking oil well in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill is sealed.
  • 2011 Mariano Rivera of the New York Yankees surpasses Trevor Hoffman to become Major League Baseball's all-time career saves leader with 602.
  • 2021 The Cumbre Vieja volcano, on the island of La Palma in the Canary Islands, erupts. The eruption lasts for almost three months, ending on December 13.
  • 2022 The state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom is held at Westminster Abbey, London.
  • 2023 Azerbaijan launches a military offensive against the Republic of Artsakh in the Nagorno-Karabakh region; this leads to the flight of the Armenian population.

Famous people born on 19 September

  • Cass Elliot, American singer-songwriter, actress, comedian, and television personality (1941–1974)
  • Jeremy Irons, English actor, winner of multiple accolades (Oscar, Tony, Emmy, Golden Globe) (born 1948)
  • Palmer Luckey, American entrepreneur (born 1992)
  • Jimmy Fallon, American comedian, television host, actor, singer, writer, and producer (born 1974)

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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