At A Glance
14 December 2005 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 14 December 2005 was a Wednesday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “Stickwitu” by The Pussycat Dolls.
- Top Film of 2005
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2005 was Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 14 December is Sagittarius.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 14 December 2005 fell in the Year of the Rooster.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for December is Turquoise.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 14 December 2005 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 14 December
- 1994 Construction begins on the Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze river.
- 1995 Yugoslav Wars: The Dayton Agreement is signed in Paris by the leaders of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Croatia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina. On the same day, NATO began ground peacekeeping operations in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- 2004 The Millau Viaduct, the tallest bridge in the world, is formally inaugurated near Millau, France.
- 2013 A reported coup attempt in South Sudan leads to continued fighting and hundreds of casualties.
- 2017 The Walt Disney Company announces that it would acquire 21st Century Fox, including the 20th Century Fox movie studio, for $52.4 billion.
Famous people born on 14 December
- George VI (1895–1952)
- Raphinha, Brazilian footballer (born 1996)
- Michael Owen, English footballer and sportscaster (born 1979)
- Vanessa Hudgens, American actress and singer (born 1988)
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Events of 2005 in the United Kingdom
A selection from Wikipedia's '2005 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.
- 1 March – The New Forest in Hampshire becomes England's twelfth national park.
- 9 April – The wedding of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles (who takes the title Duchess of Cornwall) in a twenty-minute ceremony at Windsor Guildhall is followed by a blessing at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle.
- 5 May – 2005 general election: The Labour Party is returned to power for a third term, but with a greatly reduced majority of 66 seats. The Liberal Democrats win the most seats for any third party since 1923, with 62 MPs.
Life in 2005
Prime Minister
Tony Blair
Monarch
Elizabeth II
Pint of Beer
£2.30
Loaf of Bread
82p
Average House
£167,711
Weekly Wage
£587.00
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