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21 February 2019 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 21 February 2019 was a Thursday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “Break Up with Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored” by Ariana Grande.
- Top Film of 2019
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2019 was Avengers: Endgame.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 21 February is Pisces.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 21 February 2019 fell in the Year of the Pig.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for February is Amethyst.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 21 February 2019 was Waning Gibbous.
On this day: 21 February
- 1974 The last Israeli soldiers leave the west bank of the Suez Canal pursuant to a truce with Egypt.
- 1975 Watergate scandal: Former United States Attorney General John N. Mitchell and former White House aides H. R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman are sentenced to prison.
- 1994 Aldrich Ames is arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for selling national secrets to the Soviet Union in Arlington County, Virginia.
- 1995 Steve Fossett lands in Leader, Saskatchewan, Canada becoming the first person to make a solo flight across the Pacific Ocean in a balloon.
- 2022 In the prelude to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Russian President Vladimir Putin declares the Luhansk People's Republic and Donetsk People's Republic as independent from Ukraine, and moves troops into the region. The action is condemned by the United Nations.
Famous people born on 21 February
- Harald V, King of Norway (1937–2026)
- Elliot Page, Canadian actor (born 1987)
- Sophie Turner, English actress (born 1996)
- Alan Rickman, English actor and director (1946–2016)
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
Theresa May
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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