At A Glance

30 August 2023 at a glance

Day of the week
30 August 2023 was a Wednesday.
Irish Chart Song in 2023
The Irish chart song for 2023 was “Flowers” by Miley Cyrus.
Top Film of 2023
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2023 was Barbie.
Star sign
The star sign for 30 August is Virgo.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 30 August 2023 fell in the Year of the Rabbit.
Birthstone
The birthstone for August is Peridot.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 30 August 2023 was Full Moon.

On this day: 30 August

  • 1995 Bosnian War: NATO launches Operation Deliberate Force against Bosnian Serb forces.
  • 1998 Second Congo War: Armed forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and their Angolan and Zimbabwean allies recapture Matadi and the Inga dams in the western DRC from RCD and Rwandan troops.
  • 2014 Prime Minister of Lesotho Tom Thabane flees to South Africa as the army allegedly stages a coup.
  • 2021 The last remaining American troops leave Afghanistan, ending U.S. involvement in the war.
  • 2023 Gabonese coup d'état: After Ali Bongo Ondimba's reelection, a military coup ousts him, ending 56 years of Bongo family rule in Gabon.

Famous people born on 30 August

  • Cameron Diaz, American model, actress, and producer (born 1972)
  • Warren Buffett, American businessman and philanthropist (born 1930)
  • Jessica Henwick, British actress (born 1992)
  • Andy Roddick, American tennis player (born 1982)

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Events of 2023 in Ireland

A selection from Wikipedia's '2023 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.

  • 9 February – An Coimisiún Toghcháin (the Irish electoral commission) was established under the Electoral Reform Act 2022 to oversee elections in Ireland.
  • 23 April – An incorporeal Cabinet meeting agreed to send an Emergency Consular Assistance Team to Sudan, via Djibouti – some of them leaving on the night – on a mission to evacuate 150 Irish people and their families from the armed conflict there.
  • 6 May – Michael D. Higgins and Leo Varadkar, respectively, became the first Irish president and taoiseach in history to attend the coronation of a British monarch, at Westminster Abbey in London.

Life in Ireland in 2023

Taoiseach

Leo Varadkar

Petrol (per litre)

€1.75/L

Loaf of Bread

€1.98

Average House

€410,000

Weekly Wage

€665

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