At A Glance

9 March 2018 at a glance

Day of the week
9 March 2018 was a Friday.
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 9 March is Pisces.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 9 March 2018 fell in the Year of the Dog.
Birthstone
The birthstone for March is Aquamarine.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 9 March 2018 was Last Quarter.

On this day: 9 March

  • 1997 Comet Hale–Bopp: Observers in China, Mongolia and eastern Siberia are treated to a rare double feature as an eclipse permits Hale-Bopp to be seen during the day.
  • 2000 Nupedia, a multi-language online encyclopedia, is launched.
  • 2011 Space Shuttle Discovery makes its final landing after 39 flights.
  • 2012 A truce between the Salvadoran government and gangs in the country goes into effect when 30 gang leaders are transferred to lower security prisons.
  • 2020 Giuseppe Conte, Prime Minister of Italy, announces in a televised address and signs the decree imposing the first nationwide COVID-19 lockdown in the world.

Famous people born on 9 March

  • Chad Gilbert, American musician, songwriter, and producer (1981–2026)
  • Oscar Isaac, Guatemalan-American actor (born 1979)
  • Brittany Snow, American actress and producer (born 1986)
  • Kimberly Guilfoyle, American lawyer and journalist (born 1969)

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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