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24 January 2018 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 24 January 2018 was a Wednesday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “River” by Eminem ft. Ed Sheeran.
- Top Film of 2018
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2018 was Avengers: Infinity War.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 24 January is Aquarius.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 24 January 2018 fell in the Year of the Rooster.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for January is Garnet.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 24 January 2018 was First Quarter.
On this day: 24 January
- 1978 Soviet satellite Kosmos 954, with a nuclear reactor on board, burns up in Earth's atmosphere, scattering radioactive debris over Canada's Northwest Territories. Only 1% is recovered.
- 1986 The Voyager 2 space probe makes its closest approach to Uranus.
- 1987 About 20,000 protestors march in a civil rights demonstration in Forsyth County, Georgia, United States.
- 1990 Japan launches Hiten, the country's first lunar probe, the first robotic lunar probe since the Soviet Union's Luna 24 in 1976, and the first lunar probe launched by a country other than Soviet Union or the United States.
- 2003 The United States Department of Homeland Security officially begins operation.
Famous people born on 24 January
- Sharon Tate, American model and actress (1943–1969)
- Tatyana Ali, American actress and singer (born 1979)
- Neil Diamond, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1941)
- John Belushi, American actor and screenwriter (1949–1982)
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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