At A Glance

27 April 2024 at a glance

Day of the week
27 April 2024 was a Saturday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “Fortnight” by Taylor Swift feat. Post Malone.
Top Film of 2024
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2024 was Inside Out 2.
Star sign
The star sign for 27 April is Taurus.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 27 April 2024 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
Birthstone
The birthstone for April is Diamond.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 27 April 2024 was Waning Gibbous.

On this day: 27 April

  • 2006 Construction begins on the Freedom Tower (later renamed One World Trade Center) in New York City.
  • 2007 Estonian authorities remove the Bronze Soldier, a Soviet Red Army war memorial in Tallinn, amid political controversy with Russia.
  • 2007 Israeli archaeologists discover the tomb of Herod the Great south of Jerusalem.
  • 2012 At least four explosions hit the Ukrainian city of Dnipropetrovsk with at least 27 people injured.
  • 2018 The Panmunjom Declaration is signed between North and South Korea, officially declaring their intentions to end the Korean conflict.

Famous people born on 27 April

  • Arch Manning, American football player (born 2004)
  • Ulysses S. Grant, American general and politician, 18th President of the United States (1822–1885)
  • Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, King of the Netherlands (born 1967)
  • Jenna Coleman, English actress (born 1986)

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%.

Life in 2024

Prime Minister

Rishi Sunak

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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