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24 July 2022 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 24 July 2022 was a Sunday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “Afraid to Feel” by LF System.
- Top Film of 2022
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2022 was Avatar: The Way of Water.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 24 July is Leo.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 24 July 2022 fell in the Year of the Tiger.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for July is Ruby.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 24 July 2022 was Waning Crescent.
On this day: 24 July
- 1983 George Brett, playing for the Kansas City Royals against the New York Yankees, has a game-winning home run nullified in the "Pine Tar Incident".
- 1987 Hulda Crooks, at 91 years of age, climbs Mt. Fuji. Crooks became the oldest person to climb Japan's highest peak.
- 2001 The Bandaranaike Airport attack is carried out by 14 Tamil Tiger commandos, resulting in military and civilian casualties and destroyed aircraft.
- 2012 Syrian civil war: The People's Protection Units (YPG) capture the city of Girkê Legê.
- 2019 Boris Johnson becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom after defeating Jeremy Hunt in a leadership contest, succeeding Theresa May.
Famous people born on 24 July
- Jennifer Lopez, American actress, singer, and dancer (born 1969)
- Rose Byrne, Australian actress (born 1979)
- Anna Paquin, Canadian-New Zealand actress (born 1982)
- Jorge Jesus, Portuguese footballer and manager (born 1954)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2022 in the United Kingdom
A selection from Wikipedia's '2022 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.
- 6 February – The Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II marks the 70th anniversary of her accession to the throne as Queen of the United Kingdom.
- 8 April – The home secretary, Priti Patel, apologises for delays in accepting Ukrainian refugees, with only a quarter of the 41,000 granted visas having entered the UK so far.
- 4 May – 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: A new set of sanctions is announced by the government, with Russia banned from using British management consulting, accounting and PR services.
Life in 2022
Prime Minister
Boris Johnson
Monarch
Elizabeth II
Pint of Beer
£4.50
Loaf of Bread
£1.80
Average House
£283,615
Weekly Wage
£975.00
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