At A Glance

16 September 2019 at a glance

Day of the week
16 September 2019 was a Monday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “Take Me Back to London” by Ed Sheeran ft. Stormzy.
Top Film of 2019
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2019 was Avengers: Endgame.
Star sign
The star sign for 16 September is Virgo.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 16 September 2019 fell in the Year of the Pig.
Birthstone
The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 16 September 2019 was Waning Gibbous.

On this day: 16 September

  • 1996 Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on STS-79 to dock with the Russian space station Mir.
  • 2004 Hurricane Ivan makes landfall in Gulf Shores, Alabama as a Category 3 hurricane.
  • 2005 The Camorra organized crime boss Paolo Di Lauro is arrested in Naples, Italy.
  • 2014 The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant launches its Kobani offensive against Syrian–Kurdish forces.
  • 2021 Inspiration4, the first private orbital crewed spaceflight, is launched from the Kennedy Space Center.

Famous people born on 16 September

  • Alexis Bledel, American actress (born 1981)
  • Nick Jonas, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1992)
  • Henry V of England (1386–1422)
  • Chase Stokes, American actor (born 1992)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 2019 in the United Kingdom

A selection from Wikipedia's '2019 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.

  • 8 April – London's Ultra Low Emission Zone comes into effect.
  • 12 April – Former UKIP leader Nigel Farage launches the Brexit Party.
  • 18 May – Eurovision Song Contest 2019 (Tel Aviv): The United Kingdom, represented by Michael Rice, finishes in last place, with a score of 11.

Life in 2019

Prime Minister

Boris Johnson

Monarch

Elizabeth II

Pint of Beer

£3.85

Loaf of Bread

£1.53

Average House

£230,776

Weekly Wage

£865.00

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