At A Glance

1 February 2005 at a glance

Day of the week
1 February 2005 was a Tuesday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “It's Now or Never” by Elvis Presley.
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 1 February is Aquarius.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 1 February 2005 fell in the Year of the Monkey.
Birthstone
The birthstone for February is Amethyst.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 1 February 2005 was Last Quarter.

On this day: 1 February

  • 1998 Rear Admiral Lillian E. Fishburne becomes the first female African American to be promoted to rear admiral.
  • 2005 King Gyanendra of Nepal carries out a coup d'état to capture the democracy, becoming Chairman of the Councils of ministers.
  • 2007 The National Weather Service in the United States switches from the Fujita scale to the new Enhanced Fujita scale to measure the intensity and strength of tornadoes.
  • 2009 The first cabinet of Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir was formed in Iceland, making her the country's first female prime minister and the world's first openly gay head of government.
  • 2013 The Shard, the sixth-tallest building in Europe, opens its viewing gallery to the public.

Famous people born on 1 February

  • Lisa Marie Presley, American singer-songwriter and actress (1968–2023)
  • Harry Styles, English singer-songwriter and actor (born 1994)
  • Julia Garner, American actress (born 1994)
  • Brandon Lee, American actor and martial artist (1965–1993)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 2005 in the United Kingdom

A selection from Wikipedia's '2005 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.

  • 1 March – The New Forest in Hampshire becomes England's twelfth national park.
  • 9 April – The wedding of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles (who takes the title Duchess of Cornwall) in a twenty-minute ceremony at Windsor Guildhall is followed by a blessing at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle.
  • 5 May – 2005 general election: The Labour Party is returned to power for a third term, but with a greatly reduced majority of 66 seats. The Liberal Democrats win the most seats for any third party since 1923, with 62 MPs.
More events of 2005 →Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Life in 2005

Prime Minister

Tony Blair

Monarch

Elizabeth II

Pint of Beer

£2.30

Loaf of Bread

82p

Average House

£167,711

Weekly Wage

£587.00

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