At A Glance

28 September 2021 at a glance

Day of the week
28 September 2021 was a Tuesday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “Shivers” by Ed Sheeran.
Top Film of 2021
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2021 was Spider-Man: No Way Home.
Star sign
The star sign for 28 September is Libra.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 28 September 2021 fell in the Year of the Ox.
Birthstone
The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 28 September 2021 was Last Quarter.

On this day: 28 September

  • 2000 Al-Aqsa Intifada: Ariel Sharon visits Al-Aqsa Mosque known to Jews as the Temple Mount in Jerusalem.
  • 2006 Typhoon Xangsane passes over Manila after impacting parts of Southern Luzon and Eastern Visayas, becoming the strongest to affect the Philippine capital in 11 years.
  • 2008 Falcon 1 becomes the first privately developed liquid-fuel ground-launched vehicle to put a payload into orbit by the RatSat mission.
  • 2014 The 2014 Hong Kong protests begin in response to restrictive political reforms imposed by the NPC in Beijing.
  • 2016 The 2016 South Australian blackout occurs, lasting up to three days in some areas.

Famous people born on 28 September

  • Naomi Watts, English-Australian actress and producer (born 1968)
  • Hilary Duff, American singer-songwriter and actress (born 1987)
  • Bhagat Singh, Indian activist (1907–1931)
  • Ranbir Kapoor, Indian actor and director (born 1982)

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Events of 2021 in the United Kingdom

A selection from Wikipedia's '2021 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.

  • 21 March – Census 2021 is conducted in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The population of England and Wales is recorded as 59,597,300, a rise of 6.3% over the previous decade.
  • 6 May – 2021 London mayoral election: Sadiq Khan wins a second term, but with a reduced vote share.
  • 6 May – 2021 Scottish Parliament election: The SNP wins 64 seats out of 129. With the SNP and Scottish Greens both gaining seats, pro-independence parties have an increased majority in the Parliament.

Life in 2021

Prime Minister

Boris Johnson

Monarch

Elizabeth II

Pint of Beer

£4.10

Loaf of Bread

£1.60

Average House

£254,822

Weekly Wage

£920.00

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