At A Glance

29 June 2020 at a glance

Day of the week
29 June 2020 was a Monday.
Irish Chart Song in 2020
The Irish chart song for 2020 was “Blinding Lights” by The Weeknd.
Top Film of 2020
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2020 was Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train.
Star sign
The star sign for 29 June is Cancer.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 29 June 2020 fell in the Year of the Rat.
Birthstone
The birthstone for June is Pearl.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 29 June 2020 was Waxing Gibbous.

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 2020 in Ireland

A selection from Wikipedia's '2020 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.

  • 8 February – The general election took place with a 62.9% turnout.
  • 16 February – Thousands of homes, farms and businesses were without power as a result of Storm Dennis, which brought strong winds to parts of the south and west coasts.
  • 15 April – Agreement was reached between unions and the HSE to allow healthcare staff be redeployed into private nursing homes during the COVID-19 crisis.

Life in Ireland in 2020

Taoiseach

Micheál Martin

Petrol (per litre)

€1.22/L

Loaf of Bread

€1.68

Average House

€310,000

Weekly Wage

€540

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