At A Glance

31 May 2014 at a glance

Day of the week
31 May 2014 was a Saturday.
Irish Chart Song in 2014
The Irish chart song for 2014 was “Happy” by Pharrell Williams.
Top Film of 2014
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2014 was Transformers: Age of Extinction.
Star sign
The star sign for 31 May is Gemini.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 31 May 2014 fell in the Year of the Horse.
Birthstone
The birthstone for May is Emerald.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 31 May 2014 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 31 May

  • 2005 Vanity Fair reveals that Mark Felt was "Deep Throat".
  • 2008 Usain Bolt breaks the world record in the 100m sprint, with a wind-legal (+1.7 m/s) 9.72 seconds.
  • 2008 Space Shuttle Discovery launches on STS-124 carrying the second portion of the Japanese Kibō module to the International Space Station.
  • 2013 The asteroid 1998 QE2 and its moon make their closest approach to Earth for the next two centuries.
  • 2016 Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) launch the Manbij offensive, in order to capture the city of Manbij from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).

Famous people born on 31 May

  • Clint Eastwood, American actor, director, musician, and producer (born 1930)
  • Gable Steveson, American wrestler (born 2000)
  • Colin Farrell, Irish actor (born 1976)
  • Brooke Shields, American model, actress, and producer (born 1965)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 2014 in Ireland

A selection from Wikipedia's '2014 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.

  • 3 January – During storm Anne The River Liffey in Dublin rose to its highest tide on record. It burst its banks near the Guinness Storehouse and Heuston Station. Some city quays were closed for an hour while pumping was performed.
  • 11 February – Billionaire American property developer Donald Trump bought the five-star Doonbeg golf and hotel complex in County Clare, restyling it the Trump International Golf Links, Ireland.
  • 17 March – Saint Patrick's Day, the national holiday.

Life in Ireland in 2014

Taoiseach

Enda Kenny

Petrol (per litre)

€1.50/L

Loaf of Bread

€1.48

Average House

€185,000

Weekly Wage

€420

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