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3 April 2020 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 3 April 2020 was a Friday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “Blinding Lights” by The Weeknd.
- Top Film of 2020
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2020 was Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 3 April is Aries.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 3 April 2020 fell in the Year of the Rat.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for April is Diamond.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 3 April 2020 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 3 April
- 2007 Conventional-Train World Speed Record: A French TGV train on the LGV Est high speed line sets an official new world speed record of 574.8 km/h (159.6 m/s, 357.2 mph).
- 2008 ATA Airlines, once one of the ten largest U.S. passenger airlines and largest charter airline, files for bankruptcy for the second time in five years and ceases all operations.
- 2008 Texas law enforcement cordons off the FLDS's YFZ Ranch. Eventually 533 women and children will be taken into state custody.
- 2010 Apple Inc. released the first generation iPad, a tablet computer.
- 2016 The Panama Papers, a leak of legal documents, reveals information on 214,488 offshore companies.
Famous people born on 3 April
- Marlon Brando, American actor and director (1924–2004)
- Paris Jackson, American actress, model and singer (born 1998)
- Adam Scott, American actor (born 1973)
- Gabriel Jesus, Brazilian footballer (born 1997)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2020 in the United Kingdom
A selection from Wikipedia's '2020 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.
- 8 January – Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, announce that they plan to "step back as senior members" of the United Kingdom's royal family, and divide their time between the UK and North America.
- 6 March – COVID-19 in the UK: The Prime Minister announces £46 million in funding for research into a COVID-19 vaccine and rapid COVID-19 testing.
- 4 April – 2020 Labour Party leadership election: Keir Starmer is elected as the leader of the Labour Party, succeeding Jeremy Corbyn, and Angela Rayner is elected as deputy leader of the party.
Life in 2020
Prime Minister
Boris Johnson
Monarch
Elizabeth II
Pint of Beer
£3.95
Loaf of Bread
£1.55
Average House
£239,196
Weekly Wage
£890.00
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