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7 February 2018 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 7 February 2018 was a Wednesday.
- Irish Chart Song in 2018
- The Irish chart song for 2018 was “Girls Like You” by Maroon 5 ft. Cardi B.
- Top Film of 2018
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2018 was Avengers: Infinity War.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 7 February is Aquarius.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 7 February 2018 fell in the Year of the Rooster.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for February is Amethyst.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 7 February 2018 was Last Quarter.
On this day: 7 February
- 2012 President Mohamed Nasheed of the Republic of Maldives resigns, after 23 days of anti-governmental protests calling for the release of the Chief Judge unlawfully arrested by the military.
- 2013 The U.S. state of Mississippi officially certifies the Thirteenth Amendment, becoming the last state to approve the abolition of slavery. The Thirteenth Amendment was formally ratified by Mississippi in 1995.
- 2014 Scientists announce that the Happisburgh footprints in Norfolk, England, date back to more than 800,000 years ago, making them the oldest known hominid footprints outside Africa.
- 2016 North Korea launches Kwangmyŏngsŏng-4 into outer space violating multiple UN treaties and prompting condemnation from around the world.
- 2021 The 2021 Uttarakhand flood begins.
Famous people born on 7 February
- James Spader, American actor and producer (born 1960)
- Matthew Stafford, American football player (born 1988)
- Ashton Kutcher, American model, actor, producer, and entrepreneur (born 1978)
- Omar Marmoush, Egyptian footballer (born 1999)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2018 in Ireland
A selection from Wikipedia's '2018 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.
- 28 February – Met Éireann issued a red weather warning, its most severe alert, for all of Munster and Leinster as the Beast from the East weather event arrived.
- 26 April – CervicalCheck cancer scandal: The Health Service Executive (HSE) confirmed that 206 women developed cervical cancer after having a misdiagnosed smear in the free national screening programme.
- 8 May – Ryan O'Shaughnessy takes Ireland to its first Eurovision final since 2013, with the song "Together".
Life in Ireland in 2018
Taoiseach
Leo Varadkar
Petrol (per litre)
€1.48/L
Loaf of Bread
€1.60
Average House
€295,000
Weekly Wage
€520
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