At A Glance
20 October 2019 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 20 October 2019 was a Sunday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “Dance Monkey” by Tones and I.
- Top Film of 2019
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2019 was Avengers: Endgame.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 20 October is Libra.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 20 October 2019 fell in the Year of the Pig.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for October is Opal.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 20 October 2019 was Waning Gibbous.
On this day: 20 October
- 2002 Top Gear, the revived popular British TV motoring magazine, premieres on BBC.
- 2003 The Sloan Great Wall, once the largest cosmic structures known to humanity, is discovered by students at Princeton University.
- 2005 The general conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) passes the Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions.
- 2017 Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) declare victory in the Raqqa campaign.
- 2022 Liz Truss steps down as British Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative Party amid the country's political crisis, serving for the least time of any British Prime Minister (49 days).
Famous people born on 20 October
- Kenneth Walker III, American football player (born 2000)
- John Krasinski, American actor, director, and producer (born 1979)
- Viggo Mortensen, American-Danish actor and producer (born 1958)
- Snoop Dogg, American rapper, producer, and actor (born 1971)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2019 in the United Kingdom
A selection from Wikipedia's '2019 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.
- 8 April – London's Ultra Low Emission Zone comes into effect.
- 12 April – Former UKIP leader Nigel Farage launches the Brexit Party.
- 18 May – Eurovision Song Contest 2019 (Tel Aviv): The United Kingdom, represented by Michael Rice, finishes in last place, with a score of 11.
Life in 2019
Prime Minister
Boris Johnson
Monarch
Elizabeth II
Pint of Beer
£3.85
Loaf of Bread
£1.53
Average House
£230,776
Weekly Wage
£865.00
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