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21 March 2020 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 21 March 2020 was a Saturday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “Roses” by Saint Jhn.
- 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 21 March is Aries.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 21 March 2020 fell in the Year of the Rat.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for March is Aquamarine.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 21 March 2020 was Waning Crescent.
On this day: 21 March
- 1990 Namibia becomes independent after 75 years of South African rule.
- 1994 The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change enters into force.
- 1999 Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones become the first to circumnavigate the Earth in a hot air balloon.
- 2000 Pope John Paul II makes his first ever pontifical visit to Israel.
- 2006 The social media site Twitter (now officially named X) is founded.
Famous people born on 21 March
- Gary Oldman, English actor, filmmaker, musician, and author (born 1958)
- Rosie O'Donnell, American actress, producer, and talk show host (born 1962)
- Ronaldinho, Brazilian footballer (born 1980)
- Matthew Broderick, American actor (born 1962)
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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