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27 January 2014 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 27 January 2014 was a Monday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “Rather Be” by Clean Bandit ft. Jess Glynne.
- Top Film of 2014
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2014 was Transformers: Age of Extinction.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 27 January is Aquarius.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 27 January 2014 fell in the Year of the Snake.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for January is Garnet.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 27 January 2014 was Waning Crescent.
On this day: 27 January
- 2010 The 2009 Honduran constitutional crisis ends when Porfirio Lobo Sosa becomes the new President of Honduras.
- 2011 Arab Spring: The Yemeni Revolution begins as over 16,000 protestors demonstrate in Sanaa.
- 2011 Within Ursa Minor, H1504+65, a white dwarf with the hottest known surface temperature in the universe at 200,000 K, was documented.
- 2014 Rojava conflict: The Kobanî Canton declares its autonomy from the Syrian Arab Republic.
- 2017 A naming ceremony for the chemical element tennessine takes place in the United States.
Famous people born on 27 January
- Alan Cumming, Scottish-American actor (born 1965)
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Austrian pianist and composer (1756–1791)
- Bridget Fonda, American actress (born 1964)
- Mimi Rogers, American actress (born 1956)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2014 in the United Kingdom
A selection from Wikipedia's '2014 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.
- 14 May – House of Lords Reform Act 2014 allows members of the House of Lords to retire, resign or be removed.
- 22 May – 2014 European Parliament election: Results show a significant increase in support for UKIP, as they take the most seats, above both the Conservatives and Labour. The Labour Party also make gains, while the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats have poor showings.
- 23 July – The 2014 Commonwealth Games open in Glasgow.
Life in 2014
Prime Minister
David Cameron
Monarch
Elizabeth II
Pint of Beer
£3.25
Loaf of Bread
£1.40
Average House
£186,553
Weekly Wage
£747.00
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