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29 June 2017 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 29 June 2017 was a Thursday.
- Irish Chart Song in 2017
- The Irish chart song for 2017 was “Shape of You” by Ed Sheeran.
- Top Film of 2017
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2017 was Star Wars: The Last Jedi.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 29 June is Cancer.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 29 June 2017 fell in the Year of the Rooster.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for June is Pearl.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 29 June 2017 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 29 June
- 1987 Vincent van Gogh's painting, the Le Pont de Trinquetaille, is bought for $20.4 million at an auction in London, England.
- 1995 Space Shuttle program: STS-71 Mission (Atlantis) docks with the Russian space station Mir for the first time.
- 2006 Hamdan v. Rumsfeld: The U.S. Supreme Court rules that President George W. Bush's plan to try Guantanamo Bay detainees in military tribunals violates U.S. and international law.
- 2007 Apple Inc. releases its first mobile phone, the iPhone.
- 2014 The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant self-declares its caliphate in Syria and northern Iraq.
Famous people born on 29 June
- Jude Bellingham, English footballer (born 2003)
- Oliver Tree, American singer-songwriter (1993–2026)
- Colin Jost, American comedian (born 1982)
- Kawhi Leonard, American basketball player (born 1991)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2017 in Ireland
A selection from Wikipedia's '2017 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.
- 20 January – A Women's March took place in Dublin. The march was organised by the Abortion Rights Campaign, Amnesty International Ireland, European Network Against Racism, ROSA, and The Coalition to Repeal the 8th. Events also took place in County Galway and Castlebar, County Mayo.
- 2 February – British Brexit Secretary David Davis told the House of Commons that the UK's relationship with Ireland was one of the most important aspects of Brexit preparations.
- 16 March – Taoiseach Enda Kenny met US President Donald Trump at the White House. The two leaders discussed the election in Northern Ireland and the potential issues concerning the Irish border due to Brexit.
Life in Ireland in 2017
Taoiseach
Leo Varadkar
Petrol (per litre)
€1.35/L
Loaf of Bread
€1.55
Average House
€265,000
Weekly Wage
€490
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