At A Glance

4 February 2024 at a glance

Day of the week
4 February 2024 was a Sunday.
Irish Chart Song in 2024
The Irish chart song for 2024 was “Espresso” by Sabrina Carpenter.
Top Film of 2024
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2024 was Inside Out 2.
Star sign
The star sign for 4 February is Aquarius.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 4 February 2024 fell in the Year of the Rabbit.
Birthstone
The birthstone for February is Amethyst.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 4 February 2024 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 4 February

  • 2000 The World Summit Against Cancer for the New Millennium, Charter of Paris is signed by the President of France, Jacques Chirac and the Director General of UNESCO, Koichiro Matsuura, initiating World Cancer Day which is held on February 4 every year.
  • 2003 The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia adopts a new constitution, becoming a loose confederacy between Montenegro and Serbia.
  • 2004 Facebook, a mainstream online social networking site, is founded by Mark Zuckerberg and Eduardo Saverin.
  • 2008 Civic mobilizations in Colombia against FARC, under the name A million voices against the FARC.
  • 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic causes all casinos in Macau to be closed down for 15 days.

Famous people born on 4 February

  • Alice Cooper, American singer-songwriter (born 1948)
  • Hunter Biden, American attorney and lobbyist (born 1970)
  • Natalie Imbruglia, Australian singer-songwriter and actress (born 1975)
  • Rosa Parks, American civil rights activist (1913–2005)

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Events of 2024 in Ireland

A selection from Wikipedia's '2024 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.

  • 8 March – Constitutional referendums on family matters took place on International Women's Day. Voters rejected both Government proposals to change the constitution, with 67.7% voting No in the Family referendum, while 73.9% voted No in the Care referendum.
  • 13 May – The New York–Dublin Portal connecting the two cities via video screens was temporarily turned off, following reports that participants were behaving inappropriately.
  • 7 June – A series of elections was held: the European Parliament election, local elections, and a Limerick mayoral election.

Life in Ireland in 2024

Taoiseach

Leo Varadkar

Petrol (per litre)

€1.68/L

Loaf of Bread

€2.05

Average House

€440,000

Weekly Wage

€700

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