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21 January 2019 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 21 January 2019 was a Monday.
- Irish Chart Song in 2019
- The Irish chart song for 2019 was “Someone You Loved” by Lewis Capaldi.
- Top Film of 2019
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2019 was Avengers: Endgame.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 21 January is Aquarius.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 21 January 2019 fell in the Year of the Dog.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for January is Garnet.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 21 January 2019 was Full Moon.
On this day: 21 January
- 2004 NASA's MER-A (the Mars Rover Spirit) ceases communication with mission control. The problem lies in the management of its flash memory and is fixed remotely from Earth on February 6.
- 2009 Israel withdraws from the Gaza Strip, officially ending a three-week war it had with Hamas. However, intermittent fire by both sides continues in the weeks to follow.
- 2011 Anti-government demonstrations take place in Tirana, Albania. Four people die from gunshots, allegedly fired from armed police protecting the Prime Minister's office.
- 2014 Rojava conflict: The Jazira Canton declares its autonomy from the Syrian Arab Republic.
- 2017 Over 400 cities across America and 160+ countries worldwide participate in a large-scale women's march, including in Portland, on Donald Trump's first full day as President of the United States.
Famous people born on 21 January
- Ingrid Alexandra, Crown Princess of Norway (born 2004)
- Geena Davis, American actress and producer (born 1956)
- Grigori Rasputin, Russian mystic (1869–1916)
- IShowSpeed, American YouTuber and online streamer (born 2005)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2019 in Ireland
A selection from Wikipedia's '2019 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.
- 1 January – Technological University Dublin was established by the amalgamation of the Dublin Institute of Technology, the Institute of Technology Tallaght, and the Institute of Technology Blanchardstown.
- 2 February – The chairman of the National Children's Hospital Development board Tom Costello resigned following the controversy over the spiralling costs of the project.
- 10 March – 39-year-old Micheál Ryan was among the 157 people who were on board an Ethiopian Airlines flight which crashed while en route from Addis Ababa to Nairobi.
Life in Ireland in 2019
Taoiseach
Leo Varadkar
Petrol (per litre)
€1.45/L
Loaf of Bread
€1.65
Average House
€320,000
Weekly Wage
€550
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