At A Glance

9 December 2005 at a glance

Day of the week
9 December 2005 was a Friday.
Irish Chart Song in 2005
The Irish chart song for 2005 was “Crazy in Love” by Beyoncé ft. Jay-Z.
Top Film of 2005
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2005 was Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
Star sign
The star sign for 9 December is Sagittarius.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 9 December 2005 fell in the Year of the Rooster.
Birthstone
The birthstone for December is Turquoise.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 9 December 2005 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 9 December

  • 1996 Gwen Jacob is acquitted of committing an indecent act, giving women the right to be topless in Ontario, Canada.
  • 2006 Space Shuttle program: Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on STS-116 carrying the P5 truss segment of the International Space Station.
  • 2008 Governor of Illinois Rod Blagojevich is arrested by federal officials for crimes including attempting to sell the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by President-elect Barack Obama.
  • 2016 President Park Geun-hye of South Korea is impeached by the country's National Assembly in response to a major political scandal.
  • 2017 The Marriage Amendment Bill receives royal assent and comes into effect, making Australia the 26th country to legalize same-sex marriage.

Famous people born on 9 December

  • Kirk Douglas, American actor, singer, and producer (1916–2020)
  • John Malkovich, American actor and producer (born 1953)
  • Judi Dench, English actress (born 1934)
  • Sonia Gandhi, Italian-Indian politician (born 1946)

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Events of 2005 in Ireland

A selection from Wikipedia's '2005 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.

  • 1 January – The Health Service Executive was established along with the HSE National Ambulance Service.
  • 1 January – Cork officially became the European Capital of Culture for 2005. Ireland celebrated the Hamilton year of physics.
  • 7 February – Taoiseach Bertie Ahern laid the foundation stone of a new town called Adamstown, just outside Lucan, County Dublin.

Life in Ireland in 2005

Taoiseach

Bertie Ahern

Petrol (per litre)

€1.08/L

Loaf of Bread

€1.20

Average House

€305,000

Weekly Wage

€395

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