At A Glance
30 January 2019 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 30 January 2019 was a Wednesday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “7 Rings” by Ariana Grande.
- Top Film of 2019
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2019 was Avengers: Endgame.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 30 January is Aquarius.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 30 January 2019 fell in the Year of the Dog.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for January is Garnet.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 30 January 2019 was Waning Crescent.
On this day: 30 January
- 1989 The American embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan is closed.
- 1995 Hydroxycarbamide becomes the first approved preventive treatment for sickle cell disease.
- 2007 Microsoft Corporation releases Windows Vista, a major release of the operating system Microsoft Windows and the NT based kernel.
- 2013 Naro-1 becomes the first carrier rocket launched by South Korea.
- 2020 The World Health Organization declares the COVID-19 pandemic to be a Public Health Emergency of International Concern.
Famous people born on 30 January
- Christian Bale, British actor (born 1974)
- Franklin D. Roosevelt, American lawyer and statesman, 32nd President of the United States (1882–1945)
- Amelia Dimoldenberg, English comedian, writer and presenter (born 1994)
- Phil Collins, English drummer, singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (born 1951)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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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
Theresa May
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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