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26 May 2021 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 26 May 2021 was a Wednesday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “Body” by Tion Wayne & Russ Millions.
- Top Film of 2021
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2021 was Spider-Man: No Way Home.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 26 May is Gemini.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 26 May 2021 fell in the Year of the Ox.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for May is Emerald.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 26 May 2021 was Full Moon.
On this day: 26 May
- 1991 Zviad Gamsakhurdia becomes the first elected President of the Republic of Georgia in the post-Soviet era.
- 1998 The Supreme Court of the United States rules in New Jersey v. New York that Ellis Island, the historic gateway for millions of immigrants, is mainly in the state of New Jersey, not New York.
- 1998 The first "National Sorry Day" is held in Australia. Reconciliation events are held nationally, and attended by over a million people.
- 2014 Narendra Modi takes oath as the 15th Prime Minister of India.
- 2025 65 people are injured when a car rams into a crowd on Water Street, near Liverpool F.C.'s Premier League trophy parade.
Famous people born on 26 May
- Stevie Nicks, American singer-songwriter (born 1948)
- Helena Bonham Carter, English actress (born 1966)
- John Wayne, American actor, director, and producer (1907–1979)
- Lenny Kravitz, American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and actor (born 1964)
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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