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8 July 2018 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 8 July 2018 was a Sunday.
- 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 8 July is Cancer.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 8 July 2018 fell in the Year of the Dog.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for July is Ruby.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 8 July 2018 was Waning Crescent.
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 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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