At A Glance

7 October 2020 at a glance

Day of the week
7 October 2020 was a Wednesday.
Irish Chart Song in 2020
The Irish chart song for 2020 was “Blinding Lights” by The Weeknd.
Top Film of 2020
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2020 was Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train.
Star sign
The star sign for 7 October is Libra.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 7 October 2020 fell in the Year of the Rat.
Birthstone
The birthstone for October is Opal.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 7 October 2020 was Waning Gibbous.

On this day: 7 October

  • 2002 The Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on STS-112 to continue assembly of the International Space Station.
  • 2007 The battle of Mirali begins in which the Pakistan Armed Forces and Taliban militias clash for four days.
  • 2008 Asteroid 2008 TC3 impacts the Earth over Sudan, the first time an asteroid impact is detected prior to its entry into Earth's atmosphere.
  • 2008 Qantas Flight 72 experiences an in-flight upset near Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia, injuring 112.
  • 2022 Ales Bialiatski, along with two organisations, Memorial & Center for Civil Liberties, are awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

Famous people born on 7 October

  • Vladimir Putin, Russian colonel and politician, 4th President of Russia (born 1952)
  • Shawn Ashmore, Canadian actor (born 1979)
  • Simon Cowell, English businessman and record producer (born 1959)
  • John Mellencamp, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (born 1951)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 2020 in Ireland

A selection from Wikipedia's '2020 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.

  • 8 February – The general election took place with a 62.9% turnout.
  • 16 February – Thousands of homes, farms and businesses were without power as a result of Storm Dennis, which brought strong winds to parts of the south and west coasts.
  • 15 April – Agreement was reached between unions and the HSE to allow healthcare staff be redeployed into private nursing homes during the COVID-19 crisis.

Life in Ireland in 2020

Taoiseach

Micheál Martin

Petrol (per litre)

€1.22/L

Loaf of Bread

€1.68

Average House

€310,000

Weekly Wage

€540

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