At A Glance

27 November 2022 at a glance

Day of the week
27 November 2022 was a Sunday.
Irish Chart Song in 2022
The Irish chart song for 2022 was “Heat Waves” by Glass Animals.
Top Film of 2022
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2022 was Avatar: The Way of Water.
Star sign
The star sign for 27 November is Sagittarius.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 27 November 2022 fell in the Year of the Tiger.
Birthstone
The birthstone for November is Topaz.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 27 November 2022 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 27 November

  • 2001 A hydrogen atmosphere is discovered on the extrasolar planet Osiris by the Hubble Space Telescope, the first atmosphere detected on an extrasolar planet.
  • 2004 Pope John Paul II returns the relics of Saint John Chrysostom to the Eastern Orthodox Church.
  • 2006 The House of Commons of Canada approves a motion introduced by Prime Minister Stephen Harper recognizing the Québécois as a nation within Canada.
  • 2020 Days after the announcement of its discovery, the Utah monolith is removed by recreationists.
  • 2024 Syrian rebel groups led by Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham launch a ground offensive into Syria.

Famous people born on 27 November

  • Adéla, Slovak singer-songwriter (born 2003)
  • Bruce Lee, American-Chinese actor, martial artist, and screenwriter (1940–1973)
  • Jimi Hendrix, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (1942–1970)
  • William Fichtner, American actor (born 1956)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 2022 in Ireland

A selection from Wikipedia's '2022 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.

  • 4 February – RTÉ selected Brooke Scullion to represent Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest in Turin, Italy in May with the song "That's Rich".
  • 24 February – The taoiseach condemned Russia's attack on Ukraine as "an outrageous and moral breach of the most fundamental principles of international law."
  • 1 April – Atlantic Technological University, comprising the three institutes of technology in the northern and western regions – Letterkenny IT, Galway-Mayo IT and Sligo IT – formally came into operation, under its president Dr. Orla Flynn.

Life in Ireland in 2022

Taoiseach

Micheál Martin

Petrol (per litre)

€1.92/L

Loaf of Bread

€1.85

Average House

€370,000

Weekly Wage

€620

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