At A Glance

15 September 2014 at a glance

Day of the week
15 September 2014 was a Monday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “Blame” by Calvin Harris ft. John Newman.
Top Film of 2014
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2014 was Transformers: Age of Extinction.
Star sign
The star sign for 15 September is Virgo.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 15 September 2014 fell in the Year of the Horse.
Birthstone
The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 15 September 2014 was Last Quarter.

On this day: 15 September

  • 1983 Israeli premier Menachem Begin resigns.
  • 2001 During a CART race at the Lausitzring in Germany, former Formula One driver Alex Zanardi suffers a heavy accident resulting in him losing both his legs.
  • 2004 National Hockey League commissioner Gary Bettman announces lockout of the players' union and cessation of operations by the NHL head office.
  • 2008 Lehman Brothers files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, the largest bankruptcy filing in U.S. history.
  • 2020 Signing of the Bahrain–Israel normalization agreement occurs in Washington, D.C., normalizing relations between Israel and two Arab nations, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.

Famous people born on 15 September

  • Tom Hardy, English actor, producer, and screenwriter (born 1977)
  • Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, Duke of Sussex (born 1984)
  • Agatha Christie, English crime novelist, short story writer, and playwright (1890–1976)
  • Josh Charles, American actor and director (born 1971)

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Events of 2014 in the United Kingdom

A selection from Wikipedia's '2014 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.

  • 14 May – House of Lords Reform Act 2014 allows members of the House of Lords to retire, resign or be removed.
  • 22 May – 2014 European Parliament election: Results show a significant increase in support for UKIP, as they take the most seats, above both the Conservatives and Labour. The Labour Party also make gains, while the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats have poor showings.
  • 23 July – The 2014 Commonwealth Games open in Glasgow.

Life in 2014

Prime Minister

David Cameron

Monarch

Elizabeth II

Pint of Beer

£3.25

Loaf of Bread

£1.40

Average House

£186,553

Weekly Wage

£747.00

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