At A Glance
27 January 2019 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 27 January 2019 was a Sunday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “7 Rings” by Ariana Grande.
- Top Film of 2019
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2019 was Avengers: Endgame.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 27 January is Aquarius.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 27 January 2019 fell in the Year of the Dog.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for January is Garnet.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 27 January 2019 was Last Quarter.
On this day: 27 January
- 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.
- 2023 Protests and public outrage spark across the U.S. after the release of multiple videos by the Memphis Police Department showing officers punching, kicking, and pepper spraying Tyre Nichols as a result of running away from a traffic stop, which resulted him dying in the hospital three days later after the incident.
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 2019 in the United Kingdom
A selection from Wikipedia's '2019 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.
- 8 April – London's Ultra Low Emission Zone comes into effect.
- 12 April – Former UKIP leader Nigel Farage launches the Brexit Party.
- 18 May – Eurovision Song Contest 2019 (Tel Aviv): The United Kingdom, represented by Michael Rice, finishes in last place, with a score of 11.
Life in 2019
Prime Minister
Theresa May
Monarch
Elizabeth II
Pint of Beer
£3.85
Loaf of Bread
£1.53
Average House
£230,776
Weekly Wage
£865.00
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