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4 May 2015 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 4 May 2015 was a Monday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “Cheerleader” by Omi.
- Top Film of 2015
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2015 was Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 4 May is Taurus.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 4 May 2015 fell in the Year of the Goat.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for May is Emerald.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 4 May 2015 was Full Moon.
On this day: 4 May
- 1990 Latvia declares independence from the Soviet Union.
- 1994 Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO leader Yasser Arafat sign a peace accord, granting self-rule in the Gaza Strip and Jericho.
- 2000 Ken Livingstone becomes the first Mayor of London (an office separate from that of the Lord Mayor of London).
- 2007 Greensburg, Kansas is almost completely destroyed by the 2007 Greensburg tornado, a 1.7-mile wide EF5 tornado. It was the first-ever tornado to be rated with the new Enhanced Fujita scale.
- 2019 The inaugural all-female motorsport series, W Series, takes place at Hockenheimring. The race was won by Jamie Chadwick, who would go on to become the inaugural series champion.
Famous people born on 4 May
- Audrey Hepburn, Belgian-British actress and humanitarian (1929–1993)
- Katherine Jackson, matriarch of the Jackson family (born 1930)
- Will Arnett, Canadian actor and producer (born 1970)
- Cesc Fàbregas, Spanish footballer and manager (born 1987)
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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