At A Glance

28 July 2019 at a glance

Day of the week
28 July 2019 was a Sunday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “Señorita” by Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello.
Top Film of 2019
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2019 was Avengers: Endgame.
Star sign
The star sign for 28 July is Leo.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 28 July 2019 fell in the Year of the Pig.
Birthstone
The birthstone for July is Ruby.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 28 July 2019 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 28 July

  • 2001 Australian Ian Thorpe becomes the first swimmer to win six gold medals at a single World Championship meeting.
  • 2002 Nine coal miners trapped in the flooded Quecreek Mine in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, are rescued after 77 hours underground.
  • 2005 The Provisional Irish Republican Army calls an end to its thirty-year-long armed campaign against British rule in Northern Ireland.
  • 2017 Nawaz Sharif was disqualified from office for life by Supreme Court of Pakistan after finding him guilty of corruption charges.
  • 2018 Australian Wendy Tuck becomes the first female skipper to win the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race.

Famous people born on 28 July

  • Peter Cullen, Canadian voice actor (1941–2026)
  • Harry Kane, English footballer (born 1993)
  • Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, American journalist and socialite, 37th First Lady of the United States (1929–1994)
  • Terry Fox, Canadian runner and activist (1958–1981)

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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

Boris Johnson

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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