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19 September 2024 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 19 September 2024 was a Thursday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “Taste” by Sabrina Carpenter.
- Top Film of 2024
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2024 was Inside Out 2.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 19 September is Virgo.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 19 September 2024 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 19 September 2024 was Waning Gibbous.
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 2024 in the United Kingdom
A selection from Wikipedia's '2024 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.
- 8 April – Westernmost parts of the UK experience a partial solar eclipse.
- 20 April – Co-op Live, the UK's largest indoor arena seating 23,500 and costing £365m to build, opens in Manchester.
- 4 May – 2024 London mayoral election: Labour's Sadiq Khan secures a third term as Mayor of London with 44% of the vote, beating the Conservative Susan Hall on 33%.
Life in 2024
Prime Minister
Keir Starmer
Monarch
Charles III
Pint of Beer
£5.00
Loaf of Bread
£2.00
Average House
£293,399
Weekly Wage
£1,085.00
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