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22 February 2020 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 22 February 2020 was a Saturday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “No Time to Die” by Billie Eilish.
- 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 22 February is Pisces.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 22 February 2020 fell in the Year of the Rat.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for February is Amethyst.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 22 February 2020 was Waning Crescent.
On this day: 22 February
- 1997 In Roslin, Midlothian, British scientists announce that an adult sheep named Dolly has been successfully cloned.
- 2006 At approximately 6:44 a.m. local Iraqi time, explosions occurred at the al-Askari Shrine in Samarra, Iraq. The attack on the shrine, one of the holiest sites in Shia Islam, caused the escalation of sectarian tensions in Iraq into a full-scale civil war.
- 2006 The Securitas depot robbery was the UK's largest heist. Almost £53m (about $92.5 million or €78 million) was stolen from a Securitas depot in Tonbridge, Kent.
- 2014 President Viktor Yanukovych of Ukraine is impeached by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine by a vote of 328–0, fulfilling a major goal of the Euromaidan rebellion.
- 2022 Twosday, the name given to Tuesday, February 22, 2022, at 2:22:22, occurs.
Famous people born on 22 February
- George Washington, American general and politician, 1st President of the United States (1732–1799)
- James Blunt, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1974)
- Steve Irwin, Australian zoologist and television host (1962–2006)
- Drew Barrymore, American actress, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1975)
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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