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23 April 2022 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 23 April 2022 was a Saturday.
- Irish Chart Song in 2022
- The Irish chart song for 2022 was “Heat Waves” by Glass Animals.
- Top Film of 2022
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2022 was Avatar: The Way of Water.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 23 April is Taurus.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 23 April 2022 fell in the Year of the Tiger.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for April is Diamond.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 23 April 2022 was Last Quarter.
On this day: 23 April
- 1968 Vietnam War: Student protesters at Columbia University in New York City take over administration buildings and shut down the university.
- 1985 Coca-Cola changes its formula and releases New Coke. The response is overwhelmingly negative, and the original formula is back on the market in less than three months.
- 1990 Namibia becomes the 160th member of the United Nations and the 50th member of the Commonwealth of Nations.
- 1993 Eritreans vote overwhelmingly for independence from Ethiopia in a United Nations-monitored referendum.
- 2005 The first YouTube video, titled "Me at the zoo", is published by co-founder Jawed Karim.
Famous people born on 23 April
- William Shakespeare, English playwright and poet (1564–1616)
- John Cena, American professional wrestler and actor (born 1977)
- Gigi Hadid, American fashion model and television personality (born 1995)
- Shirley Temple, American actress, singer, dancer, and diplomat (1928–2014)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2022 in Ireland
A selection from Wikipedia's '2022 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.
- 4 February – RTÉ selected Brooke Scullion to represent Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest in Turin, Italy in May with the song "That's Rich".
- 24 February – The taoiseach condemned Russia's attack on Ukraine as "an outrageous and moral breach of the most fundamental principles of international law."
- 1 April – Atlantic Technological University, comprising the three institutes of technology in the northern and western regions – Letterkenny IT, Galway-Mayo IT and Sligo IT – formally came into operation, under its president Dr. Orla Flynn.
Life in Ireland in 2022
Taoiseach
Micheál Martin
Petrol (per litre)
€1.92/L
Loaf of Bread
€1.85
Average House
€370,000
Weekly Wage
€620
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