At A Glance

2 June 2007 at a glance

Day of the week
2 June 2007 was a Saturday.
Irish Chart Song in 2007
The Irish chart song for 2007 was “Umbrella” by Rihanna.
Top Film of 2007
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2007 was Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End.
Star sign
The star sign for 2 June is Gemini.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 2 June 2007 fell in the Year of the Pig.
Birthstone
The birthstone for June is Pearl.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 2 June 2007 was Waning Gibbous.

On this day: 2 June

  • 1979 Pope John Paul II starts his first official visit to his native Poland, becoming the first Pope to visit a Communist country.
  • 1998 Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on STS-91, the final mission of the Shuttle-Mir program.
  • 2003 Europe launches its first voyage to another planet, Mars. The European Space Agency's Mars Express probe launches from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan.
  • 2014 Telangana officially becomes the 29th state of India, formed from ten districts of northwestern Andhra Pradesh.
  • 2022 Following a request from Ankara, the United Nations officially changes the name of the Republic of Turkey in the organization from what was previously known as "Turkey" to "Türkiye".

Famous people born on 2 June

  • Morena Baccarin, Brazilian-American actress (born 1979)
  • Justin Long, American actor (born 1978)
  • Awkwafina, American actress, rapper, and comedian (born 1988)
  • Zachary Quinto, American actor and producer (born 1977)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 2007 in Ireland

A selection from Wikipedia's '2007 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.

  • 18 January – The National Biodiversity Data Centre was formally opened at Beechfield House, Carriganore West Campus, Waterford Institute of Technology.
  • 28 January – The new Dublin Port Tunnel opened to general traffic, having already opened to heavy goods vehicles last December 20th.
  • 12 March – Docklands railway station opened in its temporary location, the first new station in Dublin's city centre since Tara Street Station in 1891.

Life in Ireland in 2007

Taoiseach

Bertie Ahern

Petrol (per litre)

€1.18/L

Loaf of Bread

€1.32

Average House

€360,000

Weekly Wage

€455

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