At A Glance

4 October 2017 at a glance

Day of the week
4 October 2017 was a Wednesday.
Irish Chart Song in 2017
The Irish chart song for 2017 was “Shape of You” by Ed Sheeran.
Top Film of 2017
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2017 was Star Wars: The Last Jedi.
Star sign
The star sign for 4 October is Libra.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 4 October 2017 fell in the Year of the Rooster.
Birthstone
The birthstone for October is Opal.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 4 October 2017 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 4 October

  • 1992 The Rome General Peace Accords end a 16-year civil war in Mozambique.
  • 1997 The second largest cash robbery in U.S. history occurs in North Carolina.
  • 2004 SpaceShipOne wins the Ansari X Prize for private spaceflight.
  • 2006 WikiLeaks is launched.
  • 2017 Joint Nigerien-American Special Forces are ambushed by Islamic State militants outside the village of Tongo Tongo.

Famous people born on 4 October

  • Dakota Johnson, American actress (born 1989)
  • Vicky Krieps, Luxembourgish actress (born 1983)
  • Susan Sarandon, American actress and activist (born 1946)
  • Liev Schreiber, American actor and director (born 1967)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 2017 in Ireland

A selection from Wikipedia's '2017 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.

  • 20 January – A Women's March took place in Dublin. The march was organised by the Abortion Rights Campaign, Amnesty International Ireland, European Network Against Racism, ROSA, and The Coalition to Repeal the 8th. Events also took place in County Galway and Castlebar, County Mayo.
  • 2 February – British Brexit Secretary David Davis told the House of Commons that the UK's relationship with Ireland was one of the most important aspects of Brexit preparations.
  • 16 March – Taoiseach Enda Kenny met US President Donald Trump at the White House. The two leaders discussed the election in Northern Ireland and the potential issues concerning the Irish border due to Brexit.

Life in Ireland in 2017

Taoiseach

Leo Varadkar

Petrol (per litre)

€1.35/L

Loaf of Bread

€1.55

Average House

€265,000

Weekly Wage

€490

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