At A Glance

14 February 2017 at a glance

Day of the week
14 February 2017 was a Tuesday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “Shape of You” by Ed Sheeran.
Top Film of 2017
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2017 was Star Wars: The Last Jedi.
Star sign
The star sign for 14 February is Aquarius.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 14 February 2017 fell in the Year of the Rooster.
Birthstone
The birthstone for February is Amethyst.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 14 February 2017 was Waning Gibbous.

On this day: 14 February

  • 2000 The spacecraft NEAR Shoemaker enters orbit around asteroid 433 Eros, the first spacecraft to orbit an asteroid.
  • 2003 Iraq disarmament crisis: UNMOVIC Executive Chairman Hans Blix reports to the United Nations Security Council that disarmament inspectors have found no weapons of mass destruction in Ba'athist Iraq.
  • 2005 YouTube is launched by a group of college students, eventually becoming the largest video sharing website in the world and a main source for viral videos.
  • 2011 As a part of Arab Spring, the Bahraini uprising begins with a 'Day of Rage'.
  • 2018 Jacob Zuma resigns as President of South Africa.

Famous people born on 14 February

  • Kevin Keegan, English footballer and manager (1951–2026)
  • Jimmy Hoffa, American trade union leader (1913–1975)
  • Freddie Highmore, English actor (born 1992)
  • Steve McNair, American football player (1973–2009)

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Events of 2017 in the United Kingdom

A selection from Wikipedia's '2017 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.

  • 6 February – The Queen commemorates her Sapphire Jubilee.
  • 2 March – New elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly are held. The Democratic Unionist Party loses ten seats, while Sinn Féin loses one seat.
  • 29 March – The United Kingdom invokes Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, beginning the formal EU withdrawal process.

Life in 2017

Prime Minister

Theresa May

Monarch

Elizabeth II

Pint of Beer

£3.55

Loaf of Bread

£1.48

Average House

£226,441

Weekly Wage

£810.00

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