At A Glance

23 June 2015 at a glance

Day of the week
23 June 2015 was a Tuesday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “Want to Want Me” by Jason Derulo.
Top Film of 2015
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2015 was Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
Star sign
The star sign for 23 June is Cancer.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 23 June 2015 fell in the Year of the Goat.
Birthstone
The birthstone for June is Pearl.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 23 June 2015 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 23 June

  • 2012 Ashton Eaton breaks the decathlon world record at the United States Olympic Trials.
  • 2013 Nik Wallenda becomes the first man to successfully walk across the Grand Canyon on a tight rope.
  • 2014 The last of Syria's declared chemical weapons are shipped out for destruction.
  • 2016 Brexit: The United Kingdom votes in a referendum to leave the European Union, by 52% to 48%.
  • 2018 Twelve boys and an assistant coach from a soccer team in Thailand are trapped in a flooding cave, leading to an 18-day rescue operation.

Famous people born on 23 June

  • Edward VIII, King of the United Kingdom (1894–1972)
  • Alan Turing, English mathematician and computer scientist (1912–1954)
  • Zinedine Zidane, French footballer and manager (born 1972)
  • Joel Edgerton, Australian actor (born 1974)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 2015 in the United Kingdom

A selection from Wikipedia's '2015 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.

  • 13 February – The Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister and Leader of the Opposition sign a cross-party, non-partisan agreement to tackle climate change, seek a strong global climate deal, and to end the use of coal for power generation in the UK.
  • 10 March – Queen Elizabeth II names the new luxury cruise ship Britannia, the largest ever cruise ship designed for the British holiday market.
  • 20 March – A partial solar eclipse occurs, ranging from 85% totality in London and southern England to 98% totality in northern Scotland.

Life in 2015

Prime Minister

David Cameron

Monarch

Elizabeth II

Pint of Beer

£3.35

Loaf of Bread

£1.42

Average House

£197,807

Weekly Wage

£768.00

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