At A Glance

30 May 2021 at a glance

Day of the week
30 May 2021 was a Sunday.
Irish Chart Song in 2021
The Irish chart song for 2021 was “Stay” by The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber.
Top Film of 2021
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2021 was Spider-Man: No Way Home.
Star sign
The star sign for 30 May is Gemini.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 30 May 2021 fell in the Year of the Ox.
Birthstone
The birthstone for May is Emerald.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 30 May 2021 was Waning Gibbous.

On this day: 30 May

  • 1998 Nuclear Testing: Pakistan conducts an underground test in the Kharan Desert. It is reported to be a plutonium device with yield of 20kt TNT equivalent.
  • 2008 Convention on Cluster Munitions is adopted.
  • 2013 Nigeria passes a law banning same-sex marriage.
  • 2020 Crew Dragon Demo-2 launches from Kennedy Space Center, becoming the first crewed orbital spacecraft to launch from the United States since 2011 and the first commercial flight to the International Space Station.
  • 2024 Donald Trump is convicted of falsifying business records in his New York trial, the first time a former President of the United States has been found guilty in a criminal case.

Famous people born on 30 May

  • Larry Silverstein, American real estate magnate (born 1931)
  • Tom Morello, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (born 1964)
  • Mel Blanc, American voice actor (1908–1989)
  • Idina Menzel, American singer-songwriter and actress (born 1971)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 2021 in Ireland

A selection from Wikipedia's '2021 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.

  • 20 January – Taoiseach Micheál Martin congratulated Joe Biden on his inauguration as the 46th President of the United States.
  • 9 April – President Michael D. Higgins and Taoiseach Micheál Martin paid tributes to Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh following his death in Windsor Castle.
  • 15 May – Several thousand people attended a protest in support of Palestine in Dublin city centre, amid rising tensions and violence in Gaza.

Life in Ireland in 2021

Taoiseach

Micheál Martin

Petrol (per litre)

€1.42/L

Loaf of Bread

€1.72

Average House

€330,000

Weekly Wage

€570

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