At A Glance

19 March 2022 at a glance

Day of the week
19 March 2022 was a Saturday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “Starlight” by Dave.
Top Film of 2022
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2022 was Avatar: The Way of Water.
Star sign
The star sign for 19 March is Pisces.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 19 March 2022 fell in the Year of the Tiger.
Birthstone
The birthstone for March is Aquamarine.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 19 March 2022 was Waning Gibbous.

On this day: 19 March

  • 2003 United States President George W. Bush addresses the nation, announcing the invasion of Iraq.
  • 2008 GRB 080319B: A cosmic burst that is the farthest object visible to the naked eye is briefly observed.
  • 2011 Libyan Civil War: After the failure of Muammar Gaddafi's forces to take Benghazi, the French Air Force launches Opération Harmattan, beginning foreign military intervention in Libya.
  • 2019 The first President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, resigns from office after nearly three decades, leaving Senate Chairman Kassym-Jomart Tokayev as the acting President and successor.
  • 2023 The Swiss Government brokers a deal for UBS to buy out rival Credit Suisse in an attempt to calm the 2023 banking crisis.

Famous people born on 19 March

  • Theo Von, American stand-up comedian (born 1980)
  • Wyatt Earp, American police officer (1848–1929)
  • Andy Reid, American football player and coach (born 1958)
  • Hiroo Onoda, Japanese lieutenant (1922–2014)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 2022 in the United Kingdom

A selection from Wikipedia's '2022 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.

  • 6 February – The Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II marks the 70th anniversary of her accession to the throne as Queen of the United Kingdom.
  • 8 April – The home secretary, Priti Patel, apologises for delays in accepting Ukrainian refugees, with only a quarter of the 41,000 granted visas having entered the UK so far.
  • 4 May – 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: A new set of sanctions is announced by the government, with Russia banned from using British management consulting, accounting and PR services.

Life in 2022

Prime Minister

Boris Johnson

Monarch

Elizabeth II

Pint of Beer

£4.50

Loaf of Bread

£1.80

Average House

£283,615

Weekly Wage

£975.00

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