At A Glance

14 November 2020 at a glance

Day of the week
14 November 2020 was a Saturday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “Positions” by Ariana Grande.
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 November is Scorpio.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 14 November 2020 fell in the Year of the Rat.
Birthstone
The birthstone for November is Topaz.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 14 November 2020 was New Moon.

On this day: 14 November

  • 2001 War in Afghanistan: Afghan Northern Alliance fighters take over the capital Kabul.
  • 2003 Astronomers discover Sedna, a distant trans-Neptunian dwarf planet.
  • 2008 The first G-20 economic summit opens in Washington, D.C.
  • 2008 Space Shuttle Endeavour launches on STS-126 to continue assembly of the International Space Station.
  • 2012 Israel launches a major military operation in the Gaza Strip in response to an escalation of rocket attacks by Hamas.

Famous people born on 14 November

  • Charles III, King of the United Kingdom and 14 other Commonwealth realms (born 1948)
  • Travis Barker, American drummer, songwriter, and producer (born 1975)
  • Josh Duhamel, American model and actor (born 1972)
  • Jawaharlal Nehru, Indian lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of India (1889–1964)

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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