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14 April 2020 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 14 April 2020 was a Tuesday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “Blinding Lights” by The Weeknd.
- Top Film of 2020
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2020 was Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 14 April is Aries.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 14 April 2020 fell in the Year of the Rat.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for April is Diamond.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 14 April 2020 was Last Quarter.
On this day: 14 April
- 2003 The Human Genome Project is completed with 99% of the human genome sequenced to an accuracy of 99.99%.
- 2005 The Oregon Supreme Court nullifies marriage licenses issued to same-sex couples a year earlier by Multnomah County.
- 2016 The foreshock of a major earthquake occurs in Kumamoto, Japan.
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: The Russian warship Moskva is struck by two anti-ship missiles and sinks into the Black Sea.
- 2023 The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) is launched by the European Space Agency.
Famous people born on 14 April
- Sarah Michelle Gellar, American actress (born 1977)
- Anthony Michael Hall, American actor (born 1968)
- Faisal of Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabian king (1906–1975)
- Baker Mayfield, American football player (born 1995)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2020 in the United Kingdom
A selection from Wikipedia's '2020 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.
- 8 January – Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, announce that they plan to "step back as senior members" of the United Kingdom's royal family, and divide their time between the UK and North America.
- 6 March – COVID-19 in the UK: The Prime Minister announces £46 million in funding for research into a COVID-19 vaccine and rapid COVID-19 testing.
- 4 April – 2020 Labour Party leadership election: Keir Starmer is elected as the leader of the Labour Party, succeeding Jeremy Corbyn, and Angela Rayner is elected as deputy leader of the party.
Life in 2020
Prime Minister
Boris Johnson
Monarch
Elizabeth II
Pint of Beer
£3.95
Loaf of Bread
£1.55
Average House
£239,196
Weekly Wage
£890.00
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