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1 October 2014 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 1 October 2014 was a Wednesday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “Bang Bang” by Jessie J, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj.
- Top Film of 2014
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2014 was Transformers: Age of Extinction.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 1 October is Libra.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 1 October 2014 fell in the Year of the Horse.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for October is Opal.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 1 October 2014 was First Quarter.
On this day: 1 October
- 2009 The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom takes over the judicial functions of the House of Lords.
- 2015 The American cargo vessel SS El Faro sinks with all of its 33 crew after steaming into the eyewall of Hurricane Joaquin.
- 2016 The leader of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party, Pedro Sánchez, resigns. He would return to the position a year later.
- 2017 An independence referendum, later declared illegal by the Constitutional Court of Spain, takes place in Catalonia.
- 2018 The International Court of Justice rules that Chile is not obliged to negotiate access to the Pacific Ocean with Bolivia.
Famous people born on 1 October
- Julie Andrews, English actress and singer (born 1935)
- Jimmy Carter, American naval lieutenant, politician, 39th President of the United States, and Nobel Prize laureate (1924–2024)
- Fernando Mendoza, American football player (born 2003)
- Brie Larson, American actress (born 1989)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2014 in the United Kingdom
A selection from Wikipedia's '2014 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.
- 14 May – House of Lords Reform Act 2014 allows members of the House of Lords to retire, resign or be removed.
- 22 May – 2014 European Parliament election: Results show a significant increase in support for UKIP, as they take the most seats, above both the Conservatives and Labour. The Labour Party also make gains, while the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats have poor showings.
- 23 July – The 2014 Commonwealth Games open in Glasgow.
Life in 2014
Prime Minister
David Cameron
Monarch
Elizabeth II
Pint of Beer
£3.25
Loaf of Bread
£1.40
Average House
£186,553
Weekly Wage
£747.00
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