At A Glance

29 September 2017 at a glance

Day of the week
29 September 2017 was a Friday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “Too Good at Goodbyes” by Sam Smith.
Top Film of 2017
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2017 was Star Wars: The Last Jedi.
Star sign
The star sign for 29 September is Libra.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 29 September 2017 fell in the Year of the Rooster.
Birthstone
The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 29 September 2017 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 29 September

  • 2004 The asteroid 4179 Toutatis passes within four lunar distances of Earth.
  • 2005 John Roberts is confirmed as Chief Justice of the United States.
  • 2007 Calder Hall, the world's first commercial nuclear power station, is demolished in a controlled explosion.
  • 2016 Eleven days after the Uri attack, the Indian Army conducts "surgical strikes" against suspected militants in Pakistani-administered Kashmir.
  • 2019 Violence and low turnout mar the 2019 Afghan presidential election.

Famous people born on 29 September

  • Nicholas Galitzine, English actor (born 1994)
  • Halsey, American singer (born 1994)
  • Zachary Levi, American actor and singer (born 1980)
  • Kevin Durant, American basketball player (born 1988)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 2017 in the United Kingdom

A selection from Wikipedia's '2017 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.

  • 6 February – The Queen commemorates her Sapphire Jubilee.
  • 2 March – New elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly are held. The Democratic Unionist Party loses ten seats, while Sinn Féin loses one seat.
  • 29 March – The United Kingdom invokes Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, beginning the formal EU withdrawal process.

Life in 2017

Prime Minister

Theresa May

Monarch

Elizabeth II

Pint of Beer

£3.55

Loaf of Bread

£1.48

Average House

£226,441

Weekly Wage

£810.00

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