At A Glance

30 October 2017 at a glance

Day of the week
30 October 2017 was a Monday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “Rockstar” by Post Malone ft. 21 Savage.
Top Film of 2017
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2017 was Star Wars: The Last Jedi.
Star sign
The star sign for 30 October is Scorpio.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 30 October 2017 fell in the Year of the Rooster.
Birthstone
The birthstone for October is Opal.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 30 October 2017 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 30 October

  • 1985 Space Shuttle Challenger lifts off for mission STS-61-A, its final successful mission.
  • 1991 The Israeli-Palestinian conflict: The Madrid Conference commences in an effort to revive peace negotiations between Israel and Palestine.
  • 1995 Quebec citizens narrowly vote (50.58% to 49.42%) in favour of remaining a province of Canada in their second referendum on national sovereignty.
  • 2014 Sweden becomes the first European Union member state to officially recognize Palestine as an independent and sovereign state.
  • 2023 First rescue of a prisoner during the Israeli invasion of Gaza.

Famous people born on 30 October

  • Henry Winkler, American actor, comedian, director, and producer (born 1945)
  • John Adams, American lawyer and politician, 2nd President of the United States (1735–1826)
  • Ivanka Trump, American model and businesswoman (born 1981)
  • Diego Maradona, Argentinian footballer, coach, and manager (1960–2020)

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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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