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29 August 2001 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 29 August 2001 was a Wednesday.
- Irish Chart Song in 2001
- The Irish chart song for 2001 was “It Wasn't Me” by Shaggy ft. RikRok.
- Top Film of 2001
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2001 was Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 29 August is Virgo.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 29 August 2001 fell in the Year of the Snake.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for August is Peridot.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 29 August 2001 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 29 August
- 1982 Meitnerium, a synthetic chemical element with the atomic number 109, is first synthesized at the Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung in Darmstadt, Germany.
- 1991 Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union suspends all activities of the Soviet Communist Party.
- 1997 Netflix is launched as an internet DVD rental service.
- 2012 The XIV Paralympic Games open in London, England, United Kingdom.
- 2020 2020 Women's FA Community Shield.
Famous people born on 29 August
- Michael Jackson, American singer-songwriter, producer, dancer, and actor (1958–2009)
- Liam Payne, English singer-songwriter from One Direction (1993–2024)
- Carla Gugino, American actress (born 1971)
- Richard Attenborough, English actor, director, and producer (1923–2014)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2001 in Ireland
A selection from Wikipedia's '2001 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.
- 7 June – Voters rejected the Treaty of Nice in a referendum.
- 26 June – Two Old Master paintings from the Alfred Beit collection were stolen from Russborough House.
- 8 August – The first Irish transmission of the Australian soap opera Neighbours was shown on Network 2.
Life in Ireland in 2001
Taoiseach
Bertie Ahern
Petrol (per litre)
€0.86/L
Loaf of Bread
€1.00
Average House
€200,000
Weekly Wage
€295
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Famous Faces Born in the 2000s
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