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21 June 2014 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 21 June 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 21 June is Cancer.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 21 June 2014 fell in the Year of the Horse.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for June is Pearl.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 21 June 2014 was Waning Crescent.
On this day: 21 June
- 1993 Space Shuttle Endeavour is launched on STS-57 to retrieve the European Retrievable Carrier (EURECA) satellite. It is also the first shuttle mission to carry the Spacehab module.
- 2000 Section 28 (of the Local Government Act 1988), outlawing the 'promotion' of homosexuality in the United Kingdom, is repealed in Scotland with a 99 to 17 vote.
- 2004 SpaceShipOne becomes the first privately funded spaceplane to achieve spaceflight.
- 2006 Pluto's newly discovered moons are officially named Nix and Hydra.
- 2009 Greenland assumes self-rule.
Famous people born on 21 June
- William, Prince of Wales, Prince of Wales, heir apparent to the British throne (born 1982)
- Chris Pratt, American actor (born 1979)
- Lana Del Rey, American singer-songwriter (born 1985)
- Edward Snowden, American activist and academic (born 1983)
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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