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4 February 2014 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 4 February 2014 was a Tuesday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “Rather Be” by Clean Bandit ft. Jess Glynne.
- Top Film of 2014
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2014 was Transformers: Age of Extinction.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 4 February is Aquarius.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 4 February 2014 fell in the Year of the Horse.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for February is Amethyst.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 4 February 2014 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 4 February
- 2000 The World Summit Against Cancer for the New Millennium, Charter of Paris is signed by the President of France, Jacques Chirac and the Director General of UNESCO, Koichiro Matsuura, initiating World Cancer Day which is held on February 4 every year.
- 2003 The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia adopts a new constitution, becoming a loose confederacy between Montenegro and Serbia.
- 2004 Facebook, a mainstream online social networking site, is founded by Mark Zuckerberg and Eduardo Saverin.
- 2008 Civic mobilizations in Colombia against FARC, under the name A million voices against the FARC.
- 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic causes all casinos in Macau to be closed down for 15 days.
Famous people born on 4 February
- Alice Cooper, American singer-songwriter (born 1948)
- Hunter Biden, American attorney and lobbyist (born 1970)
- Natalie Imbruglia, Australian singer-songwriter and actress (born 1975)
- Rosa Parks, American civil rights activist (1913–2005)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2014 in the United Kingdom
A selection from Wikipedia's '2014 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.
- 14 May – House of Lords Reform Act 2014 allows members of the House of Lords to retire, resign or be removed.
- 22 May – 2014 European Parliament election: Results show a significant increase in support for UKIP, as they take the most seats, above both the Conservatives and Labour. The Labour Party also make gains, while the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats have poor showings.
- 23 July – The 2014 Commonwealth Games open in Glasgow.
Life in 2014
Prime Minister
David Cameron
Monarch
Elizabeth II
Pint of Beer
£3.25
Loaf of Bread
£1.40
Average House
£186,553
Weekly Wage
£747.00
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