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8 April 2014 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 8 April 2014 was a Tuesday.
- 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 8 April is Aries.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 8 April 2014 fell in the Year of the Horse.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for April is Diamond.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 8 April 2014 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 8 April
- 2005 A solar eclipse occurs, visible over areas of the Pacific Ocean and Latin American countries such as Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia and Venezuela.
- 2010 U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev sign the New START Treaty.
- 2014 Windows XP reaches its standard End Of Life and is no longer supported.
- 2020 Bernie Sanders ends his presidential campaign, leaving Joe Biden as the Democratic Party's nominee.
- 2024 Solar eclipse: A total solar eclipse takes place at the Moon's ascending node, visible across North America.
Famous people born on 8 April
- Patricia Arquette, American actress and director (born 1968)
- Chris Kyle, American sniper and memoirist (1974–2013)
- Robin Wright, American actress, director, producer (born 1966)
- Julian Lennon, English singer-songwriter (born 1963)
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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