At A Glance

24 June 2021 at a glance

Day of the week
24 June 2021 was a Thursday.
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 24 June is Cancer.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 24 June 2021 fell in the Year of the Ox.
Birthstone
The birthstone for June is Pearl.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 24 June 2021 was Full Moon.

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 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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