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25 October 2018 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 25 October 2018 was a Thursday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “Promises” by Calvin Harris & Sam Smith.
- Top Film of 2018
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2018 was Avengers: Infinity War.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 25 October is Scorpio.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 25 October 2018 fell in the Year of the Dog.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for October is Opal.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 25 October 2018 was Full Moon.
On this day: 25 October
- 1973 Egypt and Israel accept United Nations Security Council Resolution 339.
- 1989 The first leg of the 1989 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira is held at the Estádio da Luz in Lisbon, Portugal.
- 1990 The Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic declares its sovereignty from the Soviet Union.
- 1997 After a civil war, Denis Sassou Nguesso proclaims himself President of the Republic of the Congo.
- 2001 Microsoft releases Windows XP, which becomes one of Microsoft's most successful operating systems.
Famous people born on 25 October
- Katy Perry, American singer-songwriter and actress (born 1984)
- Shaun Wright-Phillips, English footballer (born 1981)
- Pablo Picasso, Spanish painter and sculptor (1881–1973)
- Ciara, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress (born 1985)
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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