At A Glance

25 April 2021 at a glance

Day of the week
25 April 2021 was a Sunday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “Montero (Call Me by Your Name)” by Lil Nas X.
Top Film of 2021
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2021 was Spider-Man: No Way Home.
Star sign
The star sign for 25 April is Taurus.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 25 April 2021 fell in the Year of the Ox.
Birthstone
The birthstone for April is Diamond.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 25 April 2021 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 25 April

  • 2005 The final piece of the Obelisk of Axum is returned to Ethiopia after being stolen by the invading Italian army in 1937.
  • 2005 Bulgaria and Romania sign the Treaty of Accession 2005 to join the European Union.
  • 2007 Boris Yeltsin's funeral: The first to be sanctioned by the Russian Orthodox Church for a head of state since the funeral of Emperor Alexander III in 1894.
  • 2014 The Flint water crisis begins when officials at Flint, Michigan switch the city's water supply to the Flint River, leading to lead and bacteria contamination.
  • 2026 Shots are fired outside of the White House Correspondents' Dinner in the Washington Hilton where U.S. President Donald Trump and members of his cabinet are attending. One injury is reported and a suspect is taken into custody.

Famous people born on 25 April

  • Al Pacino, American actor and director (born 1940)
  • Renée Zellweger, American actress and producer (born 1969)
  • Sara Paxton, American actress (born 1988)
  • Oliver Cromwell, English general and politician, Lord Protector of Great Britain (1599–1658)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 2021 in the United Kingdom

A selection from Wikipedia's '2021 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.

  • 21 March – Census 2021 is conducted in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The population of England and Wales is recorded as 59,597,300, a rise of 6.3% over the previous decade.
  • 6 May – 2021 London mayoral election: Sadiq Khan wins a second term, but with a reduced vote share.
  • 6 May – 2021 Scottish Parliament election: The SNP wins 64 seats out of 129. With the SNP and Scottish Greens both gaining seats, pro-independence parties have an increased majority in the Parliament.

Life in 2021

Prime Minister

Boris Johnson

Monarch

Elizabeth II

Pint of Beer

£4.10

Loaf of Bread

£1.60

Average House

£254,822

Weekly Wage

£920.00

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