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19 April 2018 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 19 April 2018 was a Thursday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “Nice for What” by Drake.
- Top Film of 2018
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2018 was Avengers: Infinity War.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 19 April is Aries.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 19 April 2018 fell in the Year of the Dog.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for April is Diamond.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 19 April 2018 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 19 April
- 1999 The German Bundestag returns to Berlin.
- 2001 Space Shuttle Endeavour is launched on STS-100 carrying the Canadarm2 to the International Space Station.
- 2005 Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger is elected to the papacy and becomes Pope Benedict XVI.
- 2011 Fidel Castro resigns as First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba after holding the title since July 1961.
- 2021 The Ingenuity helicopter becomes the first aircraft to achieve flight on another planet.
Famous people born on 19 April
- Tim Curry, English actor and singer (1946–2026)
- Kate Hudson, American actress (born 1979)
- Jayne Mansfield, American model and actress (1933–1967)
- James Franco, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1978)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2018 in the United Kingdom
A selection from Wikipedia's '2018 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.
- 28 February – One of the UK's biggest electronics retailers, Maplin, goes into administration after talks with potential buyers fail to secure a sale.
- 3 May – Elections for many local councils and mayoralties are held in England, including all 32 London boroughs. There are losses for the Conservatives (−33) and gains for Labour (+77), the Lib Dems (+75) and Green Party (+8).
- 19 May – The Wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle takes place at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, with an estimated global audience of 1.9 billion.
Life in 2018
Prime Minister
Theresa May
Monarch
Elizabeth II
Pint of Beer
£3.70
Loaf of Bread
£1.50
Average House
£226,906
Weekly Wage
£835.00
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