At A Glance

14 June 2022 at a glance

Day of the week
14 June 2022 was a Tuesday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “As It Was” by Harry Styles.
Top Film of 2022
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2022 was Avatar: The Way of Water.
Star sign
The star sign for 14 June is Gemini.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 14 June 2022 fell in the Year of the Tiger.
Birthstone
The birthstone for June is Pearl.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 14 June 2022 was Full Moon.

On this day: 14 June

  • 1966 The Vatican announces the abolition of the Index Librorum Prohibitorum ("index of prohibited books"), which was originally instituted in 1557.
  • 1967 Mariner program: Mariner 5 is launched towards Venus.
  • 1982 Falklands War: Argentine forces in the capital Stanley conditionally surrender to British forces ending the war.
  • 1985 Five member nations of the European Economic Community sign the Schengen Agreement establishing a free travel zone with no border controls.
  • 2002 Near-Earth asteroid 2002 MN misses the Earth by 75,000 miles (121,000 km), about one-third of the distance between the Earth and the Moon.

Famous people born on 14 June

  • Donald Trump, American businessman, television personality, 45th and 47th President of the United States (born 1946)
  • Boy George, English singer-songwriter and producer (born 1961)
  • Steffi Graf, German tennis player (born 1969)
  • Will Patton, American actor (born 1954)

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Events of 2022 in the United Kingdom

A selection from Wikipedia's '2022 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.

  • 6 February – The Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II marks the 70th anniversary of her accession to the throne as Queen of the United Kingdom.
  • 8 April – The home secretary, Priti Patel, apologises for delays in accepting Ukrainian refugees, with only a quarter of the 41,000 granted visas having entered the UK so far.
  • 4 May – 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: A new set of sanctions is announced by the government, with Russia banned from using British management consulting, accounting and PR services.

Life in 2022

Prime Minister

Boris Johnson

Monarch

Elizabeth II

Pint of Beer

£4.50

Loaf of Bread

£1.80

Average House

£283,615

Weekly Wage

£975.00

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