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26 June 2018 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 26 June 2018 was a Tuesday.
- Irish Chart Song in 2018
- The Irish chart song for 2018 was “Girls Like You” by Maroon 5 ft. Cardi B.
- Top Film of 2018
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2018 was Avengers: Infinity War.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 26 June is Cancer.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 26 June 2018 fell in the Year of the Dog.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for June is Pearl.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 26 June 2018 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 26 June
- 2006 Mari Alkatiri, the first Prime Minister of East Timor, resigns after weeks of political unrest.
- 2007 Pope Benedict XVI reinstates the traditional laws of papal election in which a successful candidate must receive two-thirds of the votes.
- 2013 The U.S. Supreme Court rules, 5–4, that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional and in violation of the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
- 2015 The U.S. Supreme Court rules, 5–4, that same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marriage under the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution.
- 2024 Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks, returns to Australia after pleading guilty to one charge of espionage in a Saipan court and subsequently being released by the United States Department of Justice.
Famous people born on 26 June
- Ariana Grande, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress (born 1993)
- Jacob Elordi, Australian actor (born 1997)
- Aubrey Plaza, American actress (born 1984)
- Manon Bannerman, Swiss singer and dancer (born 2002)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2018 in Ireland
A selection from Wikipedia's '2018 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.
- 28 February – Met Éireann issued a red weather warning, its most severe alert, for all of Munster and Leinster as the Beast from the East weather event arrived.
- 26 April – CervicalCheck cancer scandal: The Health Service Executive (HSE) confirmed that 206 women developed cervical cancer after having a misdiagnosed smear in the free national screening programme.
- 8 May – Ryan O'Shaughnessy takes Ireland to its first Eurovision final since 2013, with the song "Together".
Life in Ireland in 2018
Taoiseach
Leo Varadkar
Petrol (per litre)
€1.48/L
Loaf of Bread
€1.60
Average House
€295,000
Weekly Wage
€520
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