At A Glance

14 May 2020 at a glance

Day of the week
14 May 2020 was a Thursday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “Toosie Slide” by Drake.
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 May is Taurus.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 14 May 2020 fell in the Year of the Rat.
Birthstone
The birthstone for May is Emerald.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 14 May 2020 was Last Quarter.

On this day: 14 May

  • 2004 The Constitutional Court of South Korea overturns the impeachment of President Roh Moo-hyun.
  • 2004 Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark and Mary Donaldson are married at Copenhagen Cathedral.
  • 2008 Battle of Piccadilly Gardens in Manchester city centre between Zenit supporters and Rangers supporters and the Greater Manchester Police; 39 policemen injured, one police dog injured and 39 arrested.
  • 2010 Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on the STS-132 mission to deliver the first shuttle-launched Russian ISS component — Rassvet. This was originally slated to be the final launch of Atlantis, before Congress approved STS-135.
  • 2021 China successfully lands Zhurong, the country's first Mars rover.

Famous people born on 14 May

  • Mark Zuckerberg, American computer programmer and businessman, co-founder of Facebook (born 1984)
  • George Lucas, American director, producer, and screenwriter, founded Lucasfilm (born 1944)
  • Cate Blanchett, Australian actress (born 1969)
  • Rob Gronkowski, American football player (born 1989)

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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