At A Glance

11 May 2018 at a glance

Day of the week
11 May 2018 was a Friday.
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 11 May is Taurus.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 11 May 2018 fell in the Year of the Dog.
Birthstone
The birthstone for May is Emerald.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 11 May 2018 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 11 May

  • 2010 David Cameron takes office as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom as the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats form the country's first coalition government since the Second World War.
  • 2011 An earthquake of magnitude 5.1 hits Lorca, Spain.
  • 2011 The Istanbul Convention is signed in Istanbul, Turkey.
  • 2024 Start/Middle of the May 2024 Solar Storms, the most powerful set of geomagnetic storms since the 2003 Halloween solar storms.
  • 2024 The 68th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest is held in Malmö, Sweden. Nemo from Switzerland win with their song "The Code", making them the contest's first non-binary winner.

Famous people born on 11 May

  • Sabrina Carpenter, American singer and actress (born 1999)
  • Natasha Richardson, English actress (1963–2009)
  • Lana Condor, American actress (born 1997)
  • Richard Feynman, American physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (1918–1988)

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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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