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17 April 2021 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 17 April 2021 was a Saturday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “Montero (Call Me by Your Name)” by Lil Nas X.
- Top Film of 2021
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2021 was Spider-Man: No Way Home.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 17 April is Aries.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 17 April 2021 fell in the Year of the Ox.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for April is Diamond.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 17 April 2021 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 17 April
- 1998 Space Shuttle Columbia is launched on STS-90, the final Spacelab mission.
- 2003 Anneli Jäätteenmäki takes office as the first female prime minister of Finland.
- 2013 The ceremonial funeral of former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher takes place at St Paul's Cathedral.
- 2014 NASA's Kepler space telescope confirms the discovery of the first Earth-size planet in the habitable zone of another star.
- 2021 The funeral of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, takes place at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle.
Famous people born on 17 April
- Jennifer Garner, American actress (born 1972)
- Rooney Mara, American actress (born 1985)
- Sean Bean, English actor (born 1959)
- J. P. Morgan, American banker and financier, founded J.P. Morgan & Co. (1837–1913)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2021 in the United Kingdom
A selection from Wikipedia's '2021 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.
- 21 March – Census 2021 is conducted in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The population of England and Wales is recorded as 59,597,300, a rise of 6.3% over the previous decade.
- 6 May – 2021 London mayoral election: Sadiq Khan wins a second term, but with a reduced vote share.
- 6 May – 2021 Scottish Parliament election: The SNP wins 64 seats out of 129. With the SNP and Scottish Greens both gaining seats, pro-independence parties have an increased majority in the Parliament.
Life in 2021
Prime Minister
Boris Johnson
Monarch
Elizabeth II
Pint of Beer
£4.10
Loaf of Bread
£1.60
Average House
£254,822
Weekly Wage
£920.00
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