At A Glance

8 July 2021 at a glance

Day of the week
8 July 2021 was a Thursday.
Irish Chart Song in 2021
The Irish chart song for 2021 was “Stay” by The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber.
Top Film of 2021
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2021 was Spider-Man: No Way Home.
Star sign
The star sign for 8 July is Cancer.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 8 July 2021 fell in the Year of the Ox.
Birthstone
The birthstone for July is Ruby.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 8 July 2021 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 2021 in Ireland

A selection from Wikipedia's '2021 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.

  • 20 January – Taoiseach Micheál Martin congratulated Joe Biden on his inauguration as the 46th President of the United States.
  • 9 April – President Michael D. Higgins and Taoiseach Micheál Martin paid tributes to Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh following his death in Windsor Castle.
  • 15 May – Several thousand people attended a protest in support of Palestine in Dublin city centre, amid rising tensions and violence in Gaza.

Life in Ireland in 2021

Taoiseach

Micheál Martin

Petrol (per litre)

€1.42/L

Loaf of Bread

€1.72

Average House

€330,000

Weekly Wage

€570

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