At A Glance

4 January 2014 at a glance

Day of the week
4 January 2014 was a Saturday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “Happy” by Pharrell Williams.
Top Film of 2014
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2014 was Transformers: Age of Extinction.
Star sign
The star sign for 4 January is Capricorn.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 4 January 2014 fell in the Year of the Snake.
Birthstone
The birthstone for January is Garnet.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 4 January 2014 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 4 January

  • 2004 Spirit, a NASA Mars rover, lands successfully on Mars at 04:35 UTC.
  • 2004 Mikheil Saakashvili is elected President of Georgia following the November 2003 Rose Revolution.
  • 2006 Ehud Olmert becomes acting Prime Minister of Israel after the incumbent, Ariel Sharon, suffers a second, apparently more serious stroke.
  • 2007 The 110th United States Congress convenes, electing Nancy Pelosi as the first female Speaker of the House in U.S. history.
  • 2010 The Burj Khalifa, the current tallest building in the world, officially opens in Dubai.

Famous people born on 4 January

  • Derrick Henry, American football player (born 1994)
  • Charles Melton, American actor (born 1991)
  • Victor Wembanyama, French basketball player (born 2004)
  • Dafne Keen, British-Spanish actress (born 2005)

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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.
More events of 2014 →Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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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