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28 February 2015 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 28 February 2015 was a Saturday.
- Irish Chart Song in 2015
- The Irish chart song for 2015 was “Love Me Like You Do” by Ellie Goulding.
- Top Film of 2015
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2015 was Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 28 February is Pisces.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 28 February 2015 fell in the Year of the Goat.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for February is Amethyst.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 28 February 2015 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 28 February
- 1993 Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) agents raid the Branch Davidian church in Waco, Texas with a warrant to arrest the group's leader David Koresh, starting a 51-day standoff.
- 1997 A Turkish military memorandum results in the collapse of the coalition government in Turkey.
- 2001 The 2001 Nisqually earthquake, having a moment magnitude of 6.8, with epicenter in southern Puget Sound, damages the Seattle metropolitan area.
- 2013 Pope Benedict XVI resigns as the pope of the Catholic Church, becoming the first pope to do so voluntarily since Pope Gregory XII in 1415.
- 2024 Prime Minister Modi of India inaugurates the 2nd Space Port of India - Kulasekarapattinam Spaceport.
Famous people born on 28 February
- Ali Larter, American actress and model (born 1976)
- John Turturro, American actor and director (born 1957)
- Brian Jones, English guitarist, songwriter, and producer (1942–1969)
- Luka Dončić, Slovenian basketball player (born 1999)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2015 in Ireland
A selection from Wikipedia's '2015 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.
- 18 January – Minister for Health, Leo Varadkar, revealed his homosexuality on radio, thus becoming the first openly gay government minister in Ireland.
- 4 February – The ferryboat service from Dún Laoghaire to Holyhead in Wales ended after 204 years. The boat from Dublin Port to Holyhead remained in service.
- 13 March – A new political party, Renua, was launched.
Life in Ireland in 2015
Taoiseach
Enda Kenny
Petrol (per litre)
€1.32/L
Loaf of Bread
€1.50
Average House
€205,000
Weekly Wage
€440
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