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20 September 2014 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 20 September 2014 was a Saturday.
- Irish Chart Song in 2014
- The Irish chart song for 2014 was “Happy” by Pharrell Williams.
- Top Film of 2014
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2014 was Transformers: Age of Extinction.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 20 September is Virgo.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 20 September 2014 fell in the Year of the Horse.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 20 September 2014 was Waning Crescent.
On this day: 20 September
- 1988 Margaret Thatcher delivers the Bruges speech, in which she articulates her opposition to further European integration.
- 1990 South Ossetia declares its independence from Georgia.
- 2000 The United Kingdom's MI6 Secret Intelligence Service building is attacked by individuals using a Russian-built RPG-22 anti-tank missile.
- 2011 The United States military ends its "don't ask, don't tell" policy, allowing gay men and women to serve openly for the first time.
- 2019 Roughly four million people, mostly students, demonstrate across the world to address climate change. Sixteen-year-old Greta Thunberg from Sweden leads the demonstration in New York City.
Famous people born on 20 September
- Jon Bernthal, American actor (born 1976)
- George R. R. Martin, American novelist and short story writer (born 1948)
- Asia Argento, Italian actress (born 1975)
- Khabib Nurmagomedov, Russian mixed martial artist (born 1988)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2014 in Ireland
A selection from Wikipedia's '2014 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.
- 3 January – During storm Anne The River Liffey in Dublin rose to its highest tide on record. It burst its banks near the Guinness Storehouse and Heuston Station. Some city quays were closed for an hour while pumping was performed.
- 11 February – Billionaire American property developer Donald Trump bought the five-star Doonbeg golf and hotel complex in County Clare, restyling it the Trump International Golf Links, Ireland.
- 17 March – Saint Patrick's Day, the national holiday.
Life in Ireland in 2014
Taoiseach
Enda Kenny
Petrol (per litre)
€1.50/L
Loaf of Bread
€1.48
Average House
€185,000
Weekly Wage
€420
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