At A Glance

27 September 2024 at a glance

Day of the week
27 September 2024 was a Friday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “Taste” by Sabrina Carpenter.
Top Film of 2024
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2024 was Inside Out 2.
Star sign
The star sign for 27 September is Libra.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 27 September 2024 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
Birthstone
The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 27 September 2024 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 27 September

  • 2003 The SMART-1 satellite is launched.
  • 2007 NASA launches the Dawn probe to the asteroid belt.
  • 2008 CNSA astronaut Zhai Zhigang becomes the first Chinese person to perform a spacewalk.
  • 2019 Over two million people participated in worldwide strikes to protest climate change across 2,400 locations worldwide.
  • 2020 Second Nagorno-Karabakh War: Azerbaijan launches an offensive against the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh in the Nagorno-Karabakh region, inhabited predominantly by ethnic Armenians.

Famous people born on 27 September

  • Gwyneth Paltrow, American actress, blogger, and businesswoman (born 1972)
  • Jenna Ortega, American actress (born 2002)
  • Avril Lavigne, Canadian singer-songwriter, actress, and fashion designer (born 1984)
  • Meat Loaf, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (1947–2022)

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

Keir Starmer

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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