At A Glance

26 April 2016 at a glance

Day of the week
26 April 2016 was a Tuesday.
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 26 April is Taurus.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 26 April 2016 fell in the Year of the Monkey.
Birthstone
The birthstone for April is Diamond.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 26 April 2016 was Waning Gibbous.

On this day: 26 April

  • 1993 The Space Shuttle Columbia is launched on mission STS-55 to conduct experiments aboard the Spacelab module.
  • 1994 South Africa begins its first multiracial election, which is won by Nelson Mandela's African National Congress.
  • 1999 Outbreak of CIH computer virus.
  • 2005 Cedar Revolution: Under international pressure, Syria withdraws the last of its 14,000 troop military garrison in Lebanon, ending its 29-year military domination of that country (Syrian occupation of Lebanon).
  • 2015 Nursultan Nazarbayev is re-elected President of Kazakhstan with 97.7% of the vote, one of the biggest vote shares in Kazakhstan's history.

Famous people born on 26 April

  • Channing Tatum, American actor and producer (born 1980)
  • Giancarlo Esposito, American actor, director, and producer (born 1958)
  • Melania Trump, Slovene-American model; 47th First Lady of the United States (born 1970)
  • Carol Burnett, American actress, singer, and producer (born 1933)

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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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