At A Glance

24 July 2015 at a glance

Day of the week
24 July 2015 was a Friday.
Irish Chart Song in 2015
The Irish chart song for 2015 was “Love Me Like You Do” by Ellie Goulding.
Top Film of 2015
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2015 was Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
Star sign
The star sign for 24 July is Leo.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 24 July 2015 fell in the Year of the Goat.
Birthstone
The birthstone for July is Ruby.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 24 July 2015 was First Quarter.

On this day: 24 July

  • 1983 George Brett, playing for the Kansas City Royals against the New York Yankees, has a game-winning home run nullified in the "Pine Tar Incident".
  • 1987 Hulda Crooks, at 91 years of age, climbs Mt. Fuji. Crooks became the oldest person to climb Japan's highest peak.
  • 2001 The Bandaranaike Airport attack is carried out by 14 Tamil Tiger commandos, resulting in military and civilian casualties and destroyed aircraft.
  • 2012 Syrian civil war: The People's Protection Units (YPG) capture the city of Girkê Legê.
  • 2019 Boris Johnson becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom after defeating Jeremy Hunt in a leadership contest, succeeding Theresa May.

Famous people born on 24 July

  • Jennifer Lopez, American actress, singer, and dancer (born 1969)
  • Rose Byrne, Australian actress (born 1979)
  • Anna Paquin, Canadian-New Zealand actress (born 1982)
  • Jorge Jesus, Portuguese footballer and manager (born 1954)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 2015 in Ireland

A selection from Wikipedia's '2015 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.

  • 18 January – Minister for Health, Leo Varadkar, revealed his homosexuality on radio, thus becoming the first openly gay government minister in Ireland.
  • 4 February – The ferryboat service from Dún Laoghaire to Holyhead in Wales ended after 204 years. The boat from Dublin Port to Holyhead remained in service.
  • 13 March – A new political party, Renua, was launched.

Life in Ireland in 2015

Taoiseach

Enda Kenny

Petrol (per litre)

€1.32/L

Loaf of Bread

€1.50

Average House

€205,000

Weekly Wage

€440

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