At A Glance

1 October 2019 at a glance

Day of the week
1 October 2019 was a Tuesday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “Take Me Back to London” by Ed Sheeran ft. Stormzy.
Top Film of 2019
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2019 was Avengers: Endgame.
Star sign
The star sign for 1 October is Libra.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 1 October 2019 fell in the Year of the Pig.
Birthstone
The birthstone for October is Opal.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 1 October 2019 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 1 October

  • 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.
  • 2021 The 2020 World Expo in Dubai begins. Its opening was originally scheduled for 20 October 2020 but was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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)

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Events of 2019 in the United Kingdom

A selection from Wikipedia's '2019 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.

  • 8 April – London's Ultra Low Emission Zone comes into effect.
  • 12 April – Former UKIP leader Nigel Farage launches the Brexit Party.
  • 18 May – Eurovision Song Contest 2019 (Tel Aviv): The United Kingdom, represented by Michael Rice, finishes in last place, with a score of 11.

Life in 2019

Prime Minister

Boris Johnson

Monarch

Elizabeth II

Pint of Beer

£3.85

Loaf of Bread

£1.53

Average House

£230,776

Weekly Wage

£865.00

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