At A Glance

25 July 2024 at a glance

Day of the week
25 July 2024 was a Thursday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “Espresso” by Sabrina Carpenter.
Top Film of 2024
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2024 was Inside Out 2.
Star sign
The star sign for 25 July is Leo.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 25 July 2024 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
Birthstone
The birthstone for July is Ruby.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 25 July 2024 was Waning Gibbous.

On this day: 25 July

  • 1996 In a military coup in Burundi, Pierre Buyoya deposes Sylvestre Ntibantunganya.
  • 2007 Pratibha Patil is sworn in as India's first female president.
  • 2010 WikiLeaks publishes classified documents about the War in Afghanistan, one of the largest leaks in U.S. military history.
  • 2018 As-Suwayda attacks: Coordinated attacks occur in Syria.
  • 2019 National extreme heat records set this day in the UK, Belgium, The Netherlands and Germany during the July 2019 European heat wave.

Famous people born on 25 July

  • Hasan Piker, American Twitch streamer (born 1991)
  • Jaafar Jackson, American actor and singer (born 1996)
  • Zawe Ashton, British actress (born 1984)
  • Bryce Young, American football player (born 2001)

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%.
More events of 2024 →Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Life in 2024

Prime Minister

Keir Starmer

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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