At A Glance

30 March 2017 at a glance

Day of the week
30 March 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 30 March is Aries.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 30 March 2017 fell in the Year of the Rooster.
Birthstone
The birthstone for March is Aquamarine.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 30 March 2017 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 30 March

  • 2008 Drolma Kyi arrested by Chinese authorities.
  • 2011 Min Aung Hlaing is appointed as the Commander-in-Chief of Myanmar's armed forces.
  • 2017 SpaceX conducts the world's first reflight of an orbital class rocket.
  • 2019 Pope Francis visits Morocco.
  • 2023 Donald Trump becomes the first former United States president to be indicted by a grand jury.

Famous people born on 30 March

  • Warren Beatty, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1937)
  • Celine Dion, Canadian singer-songwriter (born 1968)
  • Eric Clapton, English guitarist and singer-songwriter (born 1945)
  • Vincent van Gogh, Dutch-French painter and illustrator (1853–1890)

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

Enda Kenny

Petrol (per litre)

€1.35/L

Loaf of Bread

€1.55

Average House

€265,000

Weekly Wage

€490

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