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23 January 2024 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 23 January 2024 was a Tuesday.
- Irish Chart Song in 2024
- The Irish chart song for 2024 was “Espresso” by Sabrina Carpenter.
- Top Film of 2024
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2024 was Inside Out 2.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 23 January is Aquarius.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 23 January 2024 fell in the Year of the Rabbit.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for January is Garnet.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 23 January 2024 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 23 January
- 1998 Netscape announces Mozilla, with the intention to release Communicator code as open source.
- 2001 Five people attempt to set themselves on fire in Beijing's Tiananmen Square, an act that many people later claim is staged by the Chinese Communist Party to frame Falun Gong and thus escalate their persecution.
- 2003 A very weak signal from Pioneer 10 is detected for the last time, but no usable data can be extracted.
- 2018 The China–United States trade war begins when President Donald Trump places tariffs on Chinese solar panels and washing machines.
- 2022 Mutinying Burkinabè soldiers led by Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba depose and detain President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré amid widespread anti-government protests.
Famous people born on 23 January
- Mariska Hargitay, American actress and producer (born 1964)
- Tiffani Thiessen, American actress (born 1974)
- Subhas Chandra Bose, Indian freedom fighter and politician (1897–1945)
- Sully Sullenberger, American airline pilot and safety expert (born 1951)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2024 in Ireland
A selection from Wikipedia's '2024 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.
- 8 March – Constitutional referendums on family matters took place on International Women's Day. Voters rejected both Government proposals to change the constitution, with 67.7% voting No in the Family referendum, while 73.9% voted No in the Care referendum.
- 13 May – The New York–Dublin Portal connecting the two cities via video screens was temporarily turned off, following reports that participants were behaving inappropriately.
- 7 June – A series of elections was held: the European Parliament election, local elections, and a Limerick mayoral election.
Life in Ireland in 2024
Taoiseach
Leo Varadkar
Petrol (per litre)
€1.68/L
Loaf of Bread
€2.05
Average House
€440,000
Weekly Wage
€700
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