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27 December 2021 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 27 December 2021 was a Monday.
- 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 27 December is Capricorn.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 27 December 2021 fell in the Year of the Ox.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for December is Turquoise.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 27 December 2021 was Waning Crescent.
On this day: 27 December
- 1999 Burger King and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission order a recall of plastic Poké Ball containers after they are determined to be a choking hazard.
- 2004 Radiation from an explosion on the magnetar SGR 1806-20 reaches Earth. It is the brightest extrasolar event known to have been witnessed on the planet.
- 2008 Operation Cast Lead: Israel launches three-week operation on Gaza.
- 2009 Iranian election protests: On the Day of Ashura in Tehran, Iran, government security forces fire upon demonstrators.
- 2025 An estimated €30 million were stolen from a Sparkasse bank in Gelsenkirchen, Germany.
Famous people born on 27 December
- Hayley Williams, American singer-songwriter (born 1988)
- Timothée Chalamet, French-American actor (born 1995)
- Olivia Cooke, English actress (born 1993)
- Salman Khan, Indian film actor and producer (born 1965)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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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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