At A Glance

23 November 2021 at a glance

Day of the week
23 November 2021 was a Tuesday.
Irish Chart Song in 2021
The Irish chart song for 2021 was “Stay” by The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber.
Top Film of 2021
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2021 was Spider-Man: No Way Home.
Star sign
The star sign for 23 November is Sagittarius.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 23 November 2021 fell in the Year of the Ox.
Birthstone
The birthstone for November is Topaz.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 23 November 2021 was Waning Gibbous.

On this day: 23 November

  • 2004 The Holy Trinity Cathedral of Tbilisi, the largest religious building in Georgia, is consecrated.
  • 2005 Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is elected president of Liberia and becomes the first woman to lead an African country.
  • 2011 Arab Spring: After 11 months of protests in Yemen, Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh signs a deal to transfer power to the vice president, in exchange for legal immunity.
  • 2015 Blue Origin's New Shepard space vehicle became the first rocket to successfully fly to space and then return to Earth for a controlled, vertical landing.
  • 2018 Founders of Italian fashion brand Dolce & Gabbana issue an apology following a series of offensive advertisements on social media promoting a fashion show in Shanghai, China, which was canceled.

Famous people born on 23 November

  • Miley Cyrus, American singer-songwriter and actress (born 1992)
  • Vincent Cassel, French actor and producer (born 1966)
  • Nicolás Maduro, Venezuelan union leader and politician, President of Venezuela (born 1962)
  • Chuck Schumer, American lawyer and politician (born 1950)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 2021 in Ireland

A selection from Wikipedia's '2021 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.

  • 20 January – Taoiseach Micheál Martin congratulated Joe Biden on his inauguration as the 46th President of the United States.
  • 9 April – President Michael D. Higgins and Taoiseach Micheál Martin paid tributes to Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh following his death in Windsor Castle.
  • 15 May – Several thousand people attended a protest in support of Palestine in Dublin city centre, amid rising tensions and violence in Gaza.

Life in Ireland in 2021

Taoiseach

Micheál Martin

Petrol (per litre)

€1.42/L

Loaf of Bread

€1.72

Average House

€330,000

Weekly Wage

€570

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