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1 May 2018 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 1 May 2018 was a Tuesday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “One Kiss” by Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa.
- Top Film of 2018
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2018 was Avengers: Infinity War.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 1 May is Taurus.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 1 May 2018 fell in the Year of the Dog.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for May is Emerald.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 1 May 2018 was Waning Gibbous.
On this day: 1 May
- 2011 Pope John Paul II is beatified by his successor, Pope Benedict XVI.
- 2018 Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) resumes the Deir ez-Zor campaign in order to clear the remnants of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) from the Iraq–Syria border.
- 2019 Naruhito ascends to the throne of Japan succeeding his father Akihito, beginning the Reiwa period.
- 2024 The 2024 Loblaw boycott, a Canadian boycott against retail corporation and grocer Loblaw Companies, begins.
- 2026 After a ransomware attack by the group ShinyHunters, the education platform Canvas operated by private company Instructure, goes offline, affecting thousands of educational institutions.
Famous people born on 1 May
- Wes Anderson, American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1969)
- Jamie Dornan, Northern Irish model and actor (born 1982)
- Tim McGraw, American singer-songwriter and actor (born 1967)
- Ajith Kumar, Indian actor and race car driver (born 1971)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2018 in the United Kingdom
A selection from Wikipedia's '2018 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.
- 28 February – One of the UK's biggest electronics retailers, Maplin, goes into administration after talks with potential buyers fail to secure a sale.
- 3 May – Elections for many local councils and mayoralties are held in England, including all 32 London boroughs. There are losses for the Conservatives (−33) and gains for Labour (+77), the Lib Dems (+75) and Green Party (+8).
- 19 May – The Wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle takes place at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, with an estimated global audience of 1.9 billion.
Life in 2018
Prime Minister
Theresa May
Monarch
Elizabeth II
Pint of Beer
£3.70
Loaf of Bread
£1.50
Average House
£226,906
Weekly Wage
£835.00
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