At A Glance
19 June 2005 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 19 June 2005 was a Sunday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “Axel F” by Crazy Frog.
- Top Film of 2005
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2005 was Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 19 June is Gemini.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 19 June 2005 fell in the Year of the Rooster.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for June is Pearl.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 19 June 2005 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 19 June
- 1990 The current international law defending indigenous peoples, Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989, is ratified for the first time by Norway.
- 1991 The last Soviet army units in Hungary are withdrawn.
- 2005 Following a series of Michelin tire failures during the United States Grand Prix weekend at Indianapolis, and without an agreement being reached, 14 cars from seven teams in Michelin tires withdraw after completing the formation lap, leaving only six cars from three teams on Bridgestone tires to race.
- 2009 War in North-West Pakistan: The Pakistani Armed Forces open Operation Rah-e-Nijat against the Taliban and other Islamist rebels in the South Waziristan area of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas.
- 2018 The 10,000,000th United States Patent is issued.
Famous people born on 19 June
- Macklemore, American rapper (born 1983)
- Zoe Saldaña, American actress (born 1978)
- James VI and I (1566–1625)
- Robin Tunney, American actress (born 1972)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2005 in the United Kingdom
A selection from Wikipedia's '2005 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.
- 1 March – The New Forest in Hampshire becomes England's twelfth national park.
- 9 April – The wedding of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles (who takes the title Duchess of Cornwall) in a twenty-minute ceremony at Windsor Guildhall is followed by a blessing at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle.
- 5 May – 2005 general election: The Labour Party is returned to power for a third term, but with a greatly reduced majority of 66 seats. The Liberal Democrats win the most seats for any third party since 1923, with 62 MPs.
Life in 2005
Prime Minister
Tony Blair
Monarch
Elizabeth II
Pint of Beer
£2.30
Loaf of Bread
82p
Average House
£167,711
Weekly Wage
£587.00
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