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2 October 2020 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 2 October 2020 was a Friday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “Mood” by 24kGoldn feat. Iann Dior.
- Top Film of 2020
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2020 was Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 2 October is Libra.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 2 October 2020 fell in the Year of the Rat.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for October is Opal.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 2 October 2020 was Full Moon.
On this day: 2 October
- 1971 South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu is re-elected in a one-man election.
- 1980 Michael Myers becomes the first member of either chamber of Congress to be expelled since the Civil War.
- 1996 The Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments are signed by U.S. President Bill Clinton.
- 2004 The first parkrun, then known as the Bushy Park Time Trial, takes place in Bushy Park, London, UK.
- 2007 President Roh Moo-hyun of South Korea goes to North Korea for an Inter-Korean summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-il.
Famous people born on 2 October
- Mahatma Gandhi, Indian freedom fighter, activist and philosopher (1869–1948)
- Sting, English singer-songwriter and actor (born 1951)
- Freddie Jackson, American soul singer (1956–2026)
- Richard III of England (1452–1485)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2020 in the United Kingdom
A selection from Wikipedia's '2020 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.
- 8 January – Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, announce that they plan to "step back as senior members" of the United Kingdom's royal family, and divide their time between the UK and North America.
- 6 March – COVID-19 in the UK: The Prime Minister announces £46 million in funding for research into a COVID-19 vaccine and rapid COVID-19 testing.
- 4 April – 2020 Labour Party leadership election: Keir Starmer is elected as the leader of the Labour Party, succeeding Jeremy Corbyn, and Angela Rayner is elected as deputy leader of the party.
Life in 2020
Prime Minister
Boris Johnson
Monarch
Elizabeth II
Pint of Beer
£3.95
Loaf of Bread
£1.55
Average House
£239,196
Weekly Wage
£890.00
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