At A Glance

25 October 2020 at a glance

Day of the week
25 October 2020 was a Sunday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “Lemonade” by Internet Money feat. Gunna, Don Toliver & Nav.
Top Film of 2020
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2020 was Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train.
Star sign
The star sign for 25 October is Scorpio.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 25 October 2020 fell in the Year of the Rat.
Birthstone
The birthstone for October is Opal.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 25 October 2020 was Waxing Gibbous.

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 2020 in the United Kingdom

A selection from Wikipedia's '2020 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.

  • 8 January – Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, announce that they plan to "step back as senior members" of the United Kingdom's royal family, and divide their time between the UK and North America.
  • 6 March – COVID-19 in the UK: The Prime Minister announces £46 million in funding for research into a COVID-19 vaccine and rapid COVID-19 testing.
  • 4 April – 2020 Labour Party leadership election: Keir Starmer is elected as the leader of the Labour Party, succeeding Jeremy Corbyn, and Angela Rayner is elected as deputy leader of the party.

Life in 2020

Prime Minister

Boris Johnson

Monarch

Elizabeth II

Pint of Beer

£3.95

Loaf of Bread

£1.55

Average House

£239,196

Weekly Wage

£890.00

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