At A Glance

12 September 2021 at a glance

Day of the week
12 September 2021 was a Sunday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “Bad Habits” by Ed Sheeran.
Top Film of 2021
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2021 was Spider-Man: No Way Home.
Star sign
The star sign for 12 September is Virgo.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 12 September 2021 fell in the Year of the Ox.
Birthstone
The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 12 September 2021 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 12 September

  • 2001 Ansett Australia, Australia's first commercial interstate airline, collapses due to increased strain on the international airline industry, leaving 10,000 people unemployed.
  • 2003 Typhoon Maemi, the strongest recorded typhoon to strike South Korea, made landfall near Busan.
  • 2005 Israeli–Palestinian conflict: the Israeli disengagement from Gaza is completed, leaving some 2,530 homes demolished.
  • 2007 Former Philippine President Joseph Estrada is convicted of plunder.
  • 2013 NASA confirms that its Voyager 1 probe has become the first manmade object to enter interstellar space.

Famous people born on 12 September

  • Sydney Sweeney, American actress (born 1997)
  • Emmy Rossum, American singer and actress (born 1986)
  • Paul Walker, American actor (1973–2013)
  • Hans Zimmer, German composer and producer (born 1957)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 2021 in the United Kingdom

A selection from Wikipedia's '2021 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.

  • 21 March – Census 2021 is conducted in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The population of England and Wales is recorded as 59,597,300, a rise of 6.3% over the previous decade.
  • 6 May – 2021 London mayoral election: Sadiq Khan wins a second term, but with a reduced vote share.
  • 6 May – 2021 Scottish Parliament election: The SNP wins 64 seats out of 129. With the SNP and Scottish Greens both gaining seats, pro-independence parties have an increased majority in the Parliament.

Life in 2021

Prime Minister

Boris Johnson

Monarch

Elizabeth II

Pint of Beer

£4.10

Loaf of Bread

£1.60

Average House

£254,822

Weekly Wage

£920.00

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