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24 August 2018 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 24 August 2018 was a Friday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “Shotgun” by George Ezra.
- Top Film of 2018
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2018 was Avengers: Infinity War.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 24 August is Virgo.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 24 August 2018 fell in the Year of the Dog.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for August is Peridot.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 24 August 2018 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 24 August
- 2014 A magnitude 6.0 earthquake strikes the San Francisco Bay Area; it is the largest in that area since 1989.
- 2016 Proxima Centauri b, the closest exoplanet to Earth, is discovered by the European Southern Observatory.
- 2017 The National Space Agency of Taiwan successfully launches the observation satellite Formosat-5 into space.
- 2020 Erin O'Toole is elected leader of the Conservative Party of Canada.
- 2023 Japan officially begins discharging treated radioactive water from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the Pacific Ocean, sparking international concerns and condemnation.
Famous people born on 24 August
- Karoline Leavitt, White House Press Secretary (born 1997)
- Chad Michael Murray, American actor, model, and author (born 1981)
- Jared Harris, English actor (born 1961)
- Hideo Kojima, Japanese director, screenwriter and video game designer (born 1963)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2018 in the United Kingdom
A selection from Wikipedia's '2018 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.
- 28 February – One of the UK's biggest electronics retailers, Maplin, goes into administration after talks with potential buyers fail to secure a sale.
- 3 May – Elections for many local councils and mayoralties are held in England, including all 32 London boroughs. There are losses for the Conservatives (−33) and gains for Labour (+77), the Lib Dems (+75) and Green Party (+8).
- 19 May – The Wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle takes place at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, with an estimated global audience of 1.9 billion.
Life in 2018
Prime Minister
Theresa May
Monarch
Elizabeth II
Pint of Beer
£3.70
Loaf of Bread
£1.50
Average House
£226,906
Weekly Wage
£835.00
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