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4 January 2014 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 4 January 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 4 January is Capricorn.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 4 January 2014 fell in the Year of the Snake.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for January is Garnet.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 4 January 2014 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 4 January
- 2004 Spirit, a NASA Mars rover, lands successfully on Mars at 04:35 UTC.
- 2004 Mikheil Saakashvili is elected President of Georgia following the November 2003 Rose Revolution.
- 2006 Ehud Olmert becomes acting Prime Minister of Israel after the incumbent, Ariel Sharon, suffers a second, apparently more serious stroke.
- 2007 The 110th United States Congress convenes, electing Nancy Pelosi as the first female Speaker of the House in U.S. history.
- 2010 The Burj Khalifa, the current tallest building in the world, officially opens in Dubai.
Famous people born on 4 January
- Derrick Henry, American football player (born 1994)
- Charles Melton, American actor (born 1991)
- Victor Wembanyama, French basketball player (born 2004)
- Dafne Keen, British-Spanish actress (born 2005)
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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