At A Glance

24 June 2016 at a glance

Day of the week
24 June 2016 was a Friday.
Irish Chart Song in 2016
The Irish chart song for 2016 was “One Dance” by Drake.
Top Film of 2016
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2016 was Captain America: Civil War.
Star sign
The star sign for 24 June is Cancer.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 24 June 2016 fell in the Year of the Monkey.
Birthstone
The birthstone for June is Pearl.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 24 June 2016 was Waning Gibbous.

On this day: 24 June

  • 2004 In New York, capital punishment is declared unconstitutional.
  • 2010 At Wimbledon, John Isner of the United States defeats Nicolas Mahut of France, in the longest match in professional tennis history.
  • 2010 Julia Gillard assumes office as the first female Prime Minister of Australia.
  • 2022 In Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, the U.S. Supreme Court rules that the U.S. Constitution does not assign the authority to regulate abortions to the federal government, thereby returning such authority to the individual states. This overturns the prior decisions in Roe v. Wade (1973) and Planned Parenthood v. Casey (1992).
  • 2023 The Wagner Group led by Yevgeny Prigozhin launches an insurrection against the Russian government.

Famous people born on 24 June

  • Lionel Messi, Argentine footballer (born 1987)
  • Minka Kelly, American actress (born 1980)
  • Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexican politician (born 1962)
  • Mindy Kaling, American actress and producer (born 1979)

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Events of 2016 in Ireland

A selection from Wikipedia's '2016 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.

  • 26 February – The 2016 general election was held.
  • 10 March – The 32nd Dáil met for the first time. Talks on government formation began and continued until 6 May.
  • 27 March – (Easter Sunday) – The Easter Rising centenary parade took place in Dublin.

Life in Ireland in 2016

Taoiseach

Enda Kenny

Petrol (per litre)

€1.28/L

Loaf of Bread

€1.52

Average House

€230,000

Weekly Wage

€460

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