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17 July 2014 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 17 July 2014 was a Thursday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “It's My Birthday” by will.i.am ft. Cody Wise.
- Top Film of 2014
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2014 was Transformers: Age of Extinction.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 17 July is Cancer.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 17 July 2014 fell in the Year of the Horse.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for July is Ruby.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 17 July 2014 was Waning Gibbous.
On this day: 17 July
- 1973 King Mohammed Zahir Shah of Afghanistan, while having surgery in Italy, is deposed by his cousin Mohammed Daoud Khan.
- 1975 Apollo–Soyuz Test Project: An American Apollo and a Soviet Soyuz spacecraft dock with each other in orbit marking the first such link-up between spacecraft from the two nations.
- 1976 East Timor is annexed and becomes the 27th province of Indonesia.
- 1976 The opening of the Summer Olympics in Montreal is marred by 25 African teams boycotting the games because of New Zealand's participation. Contrary to rulings by other international sports organizations, the IOC had declined to exclude New Zealand because of their participation in South African sporting events during apartheid.
- 1994 Brazil win their fourth World Cup title, defeating Italy 3–2 on penalties.
Famous people born on 17 July
- Brett Goldstein, British actor, comedian and writer (born 1980)
- Billie Lourd, American actress (born 1992)
- Donald Sutherland, Canadian actor and producer (1935–2024)
- Queen Camilla, Queen Consort of King Charles III of the United Kingdom (born 1947)
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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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