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8 July 2013 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 8 July 2013 was a Monday.
- Irish Chart Song in 2013
- The Irish chart song for 2013 was “Blurred Lines” by Robin Thicke ft. T.I. & Pharrell.
- Top Film of 2013
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2013 was Frozen.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 8 July is Cancer.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 8 July 2013 fell in the Year of the Snake.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for July is Ruby.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 8 July 2013 was New Moon.
On this day: 8 July
- 1980 The inaugural 1980 State of Origin game is won by Queensland who defeat New South Wales 20–10 at Lang Park.
- 1990 West Germany win the FIFA World Cup final against defending champions Argentina, with Andreas Brehme scoring the game's only goal.
- 1994 Space Shuttle Columbia is launched on an international science mission.
- 2011 Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched in the final mission of the U.S. Space Shuttle program.
- 2014 The Brazil national football team suffers its joint-worst defeat, losing 7–1 to Germany in the semi-finals of the FIFA World Cup, in a match dubbed the Mineiraço.
Famous people born on 8 July
- Milo Ventimiglia, American actor, director, and producer (born 1977)
- Kathleen Robertson, Canadian actress and writer (born 1973)
- Sophia Bush, American actress and director (born 1982)
- David Corenswet, American actor (born 1993)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2013 in Ireland
A selection from Wikipedia's '2013 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.
- 15 January – The Food Safety Authority of Ireland confirmed the presence of horse DNA in beef burger products on sale in supermarkets. At least ten million burgers were withdrawn from sale.
- 5 February – A report into Ireland's Magdalene asylums found "significant" state collusion in the admission of thousands of "fallen women" into the institutions where they were abused and worked for nothing in conditions of slavery before they were shut down nearly two decades ago.
- 18 March – President Higgins departed from Baldonnel Aerodrome for a three-day visit to Rome, accompanied by his wife Sabina and Minister for Finance Michael Noonan, to attend the inauguration of Jorge Bergoglio as Pope Francis.
Life in Ireland in 2013
Taoiseach
Enda Kenny
Petrol (per litre)
€1.55/L
Loaf of Bread
€1.45
Average House
€170,000
Weekly Wage
€405
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