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30 September 2012 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 30 September 2012 was a Sunday.
- Irish Chart Song in 2012
- The Irish chart song for 2012 was “Somebody That I Used to Know” by Gotye ft. Kimbra.
- Top Film of 2012
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2012 was The Avengers.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 30 September is Libra.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 30 September 2012 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 30 September 2012 was Full Moon.
On this day: 30 September
- 1980 Ethernet specifications are published by Xerox working with Intel and Digital Equipment Corporation.
- 1994 Space Shuttle Endeavour is launched on STS-68.
- 2005 Controversial drawings of Muhammad are printed in a Danish newspaper.
- 2016 Hurricane Matthew becomes a Category 5 hurricane, making it the strongest hurricane to form in the Caribbean Sea since 2007.
- 2016 Two paintings with a combined value of $100 million are recovered after having been stolen from the Van Gogh Museum in 2002.
Famous people born on 30 September
- Max Verstappen, Dutch race car driver (born 1997)
- Monica Bellucci, Italian actress and fashion model (born 1964)
- Kieran Culkin, American actor (born 1982)
- Ezra Miller, American actor and singer (born 1992)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2012 in Ireland
A selection from Wikipedia's '2012 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.
- 1 January – The Government stopped paying expenses to former taoisigh (prime ministers), while sweeping price increases for goods and services, and in value added tax (VAT), affected consumers when decisions announced in Budget 2012 came into effect.
- 21 February – President Michael D. Higgins began his first official trip abroad when he went to London for three days, accompanied by his wife, Sabina.
- 27 March – Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore announced the date of the referendum on the fiscal compact as Thursday 31 May.
Life in Ireland in 2012
Taoiseach
Enda Kenny
Petrol (per litre)
€1.58/L
Loaf of Bread
€1.42
Average House
€165,000
Weekly Wage
€400
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