At A Glance

28 June 2024 at a glance

Day of the week
28 June 2024 was a Friday.
Irish Chart Song in 2024
The Irish chart song for 2024 was “Espresso” by Sabrina Carpenter.
Top Film of 2024
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2024 was Inside Out 2.
Star sign
The star sign for 28 June is Cancer.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 28 June 2024 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
Birthstone
The birthstone for June is Pearl.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 28 June 2024 was Last Quarter.

On this day: 28 June

  • 1997 Holyfield–Tyson II: Mike Tyson is disqualified in the third round for biting a piece off Evander Holyfield's ear.
  • 2001 Slobodan Milošević is extradited to the ICTY in The Hague to stand trial.
  • 2004 Iraq War: Sovereign power is handed to the interim government of Iraq by the Coalition Provisional Authority, ending the U.S.-led rule of that nation.
  • 2009 Honduran president Manuel Zelaya is ousted by a local military coup following a failed request to hold a referendum to rewrite the Honduran Constitution. This was the start of the 2009 Honduran constitutional crisis.
  • 2012 The United States Supreme Court upholds the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate in National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius.

Famous people born on 28 June

  • Elon Musk, South African-born American entrepreneur (born 1971)
  • Henry VIII, King of England (1491–1547)
  • Mel Brooks, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1926)
  • John Cusack, American actor and screenwriter (born 1966)

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Events of 2024 in Ireland

A selection from Wikipedia's '2024 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.

  • 8 March – Constitutional referendums on family matters took place on International Women's Day. Voters rejected both Government proposals to change the constitution, with 67.7% voting No in the Family referendum, while 73.9% voted No in the Care referendum.
  • 13 May – The New York–Dublin Portal connecting the two cities via video screens was temporarily turned off, following reports that participants were behaving inappropriately.
  • 7 June – A series of elections was held: the European Parliament election, local elections, and a Limerick mayoral election.

Life in Ireland in 2024

Taoiseach

Simon Harris

Petrol (per litre)

€1.68/L

Loaf of Bread

€2.05

Average House

€440,000

Weekly Wage

€700

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