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31 January 2015 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 31 January 2015 was a Saturday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “Uptown Funk” by Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars.
- Top Film of 2015
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2015 was Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 31 January is Aquarius.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 31 January 2015 fell in the Year of the Horse.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for January is Garnet.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 31 January 2015 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 31 January
- 2007 Emergency officials in Boston mistakenly identify battery-powered LED placards depicting characters from Aqua Teen Hunger Force as Improvised explosive devices (IEDs), causing a panic.
- 2019 Abdullah of Pahang is sworn in as the 16th Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia.
- 2020 The United Kingdom's membership within the European Union ceases in accordance with Article 50, after 47 years of being a member state.
- 2022 Sue Gray, a senior civil servant in the United Kingdom, publishes an initial version of her report on the Downing Street Partygate controversy.
- 2023 The last Boeing 747, the first wide-body airliner, is delivered to Atlas Air and operated for ApexLogistics. The aircraft was registered as N863GT and named "Empower".
Famous people born on 31 January
- Julián Alvarez, Argentine footballer (born 2000)
- Justin Timberlake, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor (born 1981)
- Minnie Driver, English singer-songwriter and actress (born 1970)
- Jackie Robinson, American baseball player and sportscaster (1919–1972)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2015 in the United Kingdom
A selection from Wikipedia's '2015 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.
- 13 February – The Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister and Leader of the Opposition sign a cross-party, non-partisan agreement to tackle climate change, seek a strong global climate deal, and to end the use of coal for power generation in the UK.
- 10 March – Queen Elizabeth II names the new luxury cruise ship Britannia, the largest ever cruise ship designed for the British holiday market.
- 20 March – A partial solar eclipse occurs, ranging from 85% totality in London and southern England to 98% totality in northern Scotland.
Life in 2015
Prime Minister
David Cameron
Monarch
Elizabeth II
Pint of Beer
£3.35
Loaf of Bread
£1.42
Average House
£197,807
Weekly Wage
£768.00
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