At A Glance

19 September 2022 at a glance

Day of the week
19 September 2022 was a Monday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “Forget Me” by Lewis Capaldi.
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 September is Virgo.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 19 September 2022 fell in the Year of the Tiger.
Birthstone
The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 19 September 2022 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 19 September

  • 2010 The leaking oil well in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill is sealed.
  • 2011 Mariano Rivera of the New York Yankees surpasses Trevor Hoffman to become Major League Baseball's all-time career saves leader with 602.
  • 2021 The Cumbre Vieja volcano, on the island of La Palma in the Canary Islands, erupts. The eruption lasts for almost three months, ending on December 13.
  • 2022 The state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom is held at Westminster Abbey, London.
  • 2023 Azerbaijan launches a military offensive against the Republic of Artsakh in the Nagorno-Karabakh region; this leads to the flight of the Armenian population.

Famous people born on 19 September

  • Cass Elliot, American singer-songwriter, actress, comedian, and television personality (1941–1974)
  • Jeremy Irons, English actor, winner of multiple accolades (Oscar, Tony, Emmy, Golden Globe) (born 1948)
  • Palmer Luckey, American entrepreneur (born 1992)
  • Jimmy Fallon, American comedian, television host, actor, singer, writer, and producer (born 1974)

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

Liz Truss

Monarch

Charles III

Pint of Beer

£4.50

Loaf of Bread

£1.80

Average House

£283,615

Weekly Wage

£975.00

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