At A Glance

9 September 2018 at a glance

Day of the week
9 September 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 9 September is Virgo.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 9 September 2018 fell in the Year of the Dog.
Birthstone
The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 9 September 2018 was New Moon.

On this day: 9 September

  • 2009 The Dubai Metro, the first urban train network in the Arabian Peninsula, is ceremonially inaugurated.
  • 2012 The Indian space agency puts into orbit its heaviest foreign satellite yet, in a streak of 21 consecutive successful PSLV launches.
  • 2014 The album Songs of Innocence by U2 is digitally released at no charge to all customers of the iTunes Music Store, appearing automatically in the "purchased" section of over 500 million users worldwide.
  • 2015 Elizabeth II becomes the longest reigning monarch of the United Kingdom.
  • 2016 The government of North Korea conducts its fifth and reportedly biggest nuclear test. World leaders condemn the act, with South Korea calling it "maniacal recklessness".

Famous people born on 9 September

  • Adam Sandler, American actor, comedian, producer, and screenwriter (born 1966)
  • Michelle Williams, American actress (born 1980)
  • Hugh Grant, English actor and producer (born 1960)
  • Luka Modrić, Croatian footballer (born 1985)

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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