At A Glance

9 July 2019 at a glance

Day of the week
9 July 2019 was a Tuesday.
Irish Chart Song in 2019
The Irish chart song for 2019 was “Someone You Loved” by Lewis Capaldi.
Top Film of 2019
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2019 was Avengers: Endgame.
Star sign
The star sign for 9 July is Cancer.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 9 July 2019 fell in the Year of the Pig.
Birthstone
The birthstone for July is Ruby.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 9 July 2019 was First Quarter.

On this day: 9 July

  • 2004 The Senate Report on Iraqi WMD Intelligence is released by the United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, casting doubt on the rationale for the Iraq War.
  • 2006 Italy win their fourth World Cup title, defeating France 5–3 on penalties following a 1–1 draw after extra time.
  • 2011 South Sudan gains independence and secedes from Sudan.
  • 2011 A rally takes place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to call for fairer elections in the country.
  • 2025 Earth completes its shortest recorded day due to a slight acceleration in rotation, with July 9 lasting approximately 1.3 to 1.6 milliseconds less than 24 hours.

Famous people born on 9 July

  • Tom Hanks, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1956)
  • Courtney Love, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress (born 1964)
  • Lindsey Graham, American lawyer and politician (1955–2026)
  • Jack White, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (born 1975)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 2019 in Ireland

A selection from Wikipedia's '2019 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.

  • 1 January – Technological University Dublin was established by the amalgamation of the Dublin Institute of Technology, the Institute of Technology Tallaght, and the Institute of Technology Blanchardstown.
  • 2 February – The chairman of the National Children's Hospital Development board Tom Costello resigned following the controversy over the spiralling costs of the project.
  • 10 March – 39-year-old Micheál Ryan was among the 157 people who were on board an Ethiopian Airlines flight which crashed while en route from Addis Ababa to Nairobi.

Life in Ireland in 2019

Taoiseach

Leo Varadkar

Petrol (per litre)

€1.45/L

Loaf of Bread

€1.65

Average House

€320,000

Weekly Wage

€550

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