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20 October 2018 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 20 October 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 20 October is Libra.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 20 October 2018 fell in the Year of the Dog.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for October is Opal.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 20 October 2018 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 20 October
- 2002 Top Gear, the revived popular British TV motoring magazine, premieres on BBC.
- 2003 The Sloan Great Wall, once the largest cosmic structures known to humanity, is discovered by students at Princeton University.
- 2005 The general conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) passes the Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions.
- 2017 Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) declare victory in the Raqqa campaign.
- 2022 Liz Truss steps down as British Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative Party amid the country's political crisis, serving for the least time of any British Prime Minister (49 days).
Famous people born on 20 October
- Kenneth Walker III, American football player (born 2000)
- John Krasinski, American actor, director, and producer (born 1979)
- Viggo Mortensen, American-Danish actor and producer (born 1958)
- Snoop Dogg, American rapper, producer, and actor (born 1971)
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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