At A Glance

2 September 2005 at a glance

Day of the week
2 September 2005 was a Friday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “The Importance of Being Idle” by Oasis.
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 2 September is Virgo.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 2 September 2005 fell in the Year of the Rooster.
Birthstone
The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 2 September 2005 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 2 September

  • 1990 Transnistria is unilaterally proclaimed a Soviet republic; the Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev declares the decision null and void.
  • 2008 Google launches its Google Chrome web browser.
  • 2010 Israel-Palestinian conflict: the 2010 Israeli-Palestinian peace talks are launched by the United States.
  • 2013 The Eastern span replacement of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge opens at 10:15 pm at a cost of $6.4 billion, after the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake damaged the old span.
  • 2018 National Museum of Brazil fire: A massive fire destroys most of the Paço de São Cristóvão, which houses the National Museum of Brazil, in Rio de Janeiro. The museum holds important archaeοlogical and anthropological objects, including the remains of the Luzia Woman, Marajoara vases and Egyptian mummies.

Famous people born on 2 September

  • Austin Abrams, American actor (born 1996)
  • Keanu Reeves, Canadian actor, singer, and producer (born 1964)
  • Salma Hayek, Mexican-American actress, director, and producer (born 1966)
  • Bradley Barcola, French footballer (born 2002)

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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