At A Glance

23 March 2024 at a glance

Day of the week
23 March 2024 was a Saturday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “Beautiful Things” by Benson Boone.
Top Film of 2024
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2024 was Inside Out 2.
Star sign
The star sign for 23 March is Aries.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 23 March 2024 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
Birthstone
The birthstone for March is Aquamarine.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 23 March 2024 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 23 March

  • 2018 President of Peru Pedro Pablo Kuczynski resigns from the presidency amid a mass corruption scandal before certain impeachment by the opposition-majority Congress of Peru.
  • 2019 The Kazakh capital of Astana is renamed to Nur-Sultan.
  • 2019 The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces capture the town of Baghuz in Eastern Syria, declaring military victory over the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant after four years of fighting, although the group maintains a scattered presence and sleeper cells across Syria and Iraq.
  • 2020 Prime Minister Boris Johnson puts the United Kingdom into its first national lockdown in response to COVID-19.
  • 2021 A container ship runs aground and obstructs the Suez Canal for six days.

Famous people born on 23 March

  • G. D. Naidu, Indian engineer and businessman (1893–1974)
  • Keri Russell, American actress (born 1976)
  • Michelle Monaghan, American actress (born 1976)
  • Perez Hilton, American blogger (born 1978)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 2024 in the United Kingdom

A selection from Wikipedia's '2024 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.

  • 8 April – Westernmost parts of the UK experience a partial solar eclipse.
  • 20 April – Co-op Live, the UK's largest indoor arena seating 23,500 and costing £365m to build, opens in Manchester.
  • 4 May – 2024 London mayoral election: Labour's Sadiq Khan secures a third term as Mayor of London with 44% of the vote, beating the Conservative Susan Hall on 33%.

Life in 2024

Prime Minister

Rishi Sunak

Monarch

Charles III

Pint of Beer

£5.00

Loaf of Bread

£2.00

Average House

£293,399

Weekly Wage

£1,085.00

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