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12 October 2019 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 12 October 2019 was a Saturday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “Dance Monkey” by Tones and I.
- Top Film of 2019
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2019 was Avengers: Endgame.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 12 October is Libra.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 12 October 2019 fell in the Year of the Pig.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for October is Opal.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 12 October 2019 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 12 October
- 2005 The second Chinese human spaceflight, Shenzhou 6, is launched, carrying two cosmonauts in orbit for five days.
- 2010 The Finnish Yle TV2 channel's Ajankohtainen kakkonen current affairs program airs controversial Homoilta episode (literally "gay night"), which leads to the resignation of almost 50,000 Finns from the Evangelical Lutheran Church.
- 2012 The European Union wins the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize.
- 2017 The United States announces its decision to withdraw from UNESCO. Israel immediately follows.
- 2019 Eliud Kipchoge from Kenya becomes the first person to run a marathon in less than two hours with a time of 1:59:40 in Vienna.
Famous people born on 12 October
- Hugh Jackman, Australian actor, singer, and producer (born 1968)
- Edward VI, king of England (1537–1553)
- Doris Miller, American cook and soldier (1919–1943)
- Josh Hutcherson, American actor and producer (born 1992)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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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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