At A Glance

4 October 2024 at a glance

Day of the week
4 October 2024 was a Friday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “Taste” by Sabrina Carpenter.
Top Film of 2024
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2024 was Inside Out 2.
Star sign
The star sign for 4 October is Libra.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 4 October 2024 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
Birthstone
The birthstone for October is Opal.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 4 October 2024 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 4 October

  • 1992 The Rome General Peace Accords end a 16-year civil war in Mozambique.
  • 1997 The second largest cash robbery in U.S. history occurs in North Carolina.
  • 2004 SpaceShipOne wins the Ansari X Prize for private spaceflight.
  • 2006 WikiLeaks is launched.
  • 2017 Joint Nigerien-American Special Forces are ambushed by Islamic State militants outside the village of Tongo Tongo.

Famous people born on 4 October

  • Dakota Johnson, American actress (born 1989)
  • Vicky Krieps, Luxembourgish actress (born 1983)
  • Susan Sarandon, American actress and activist (born 1946)
  • Liev Schreiber, American actor and director (born 1967)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 2024 in the United Kingdom

A selection from Wikipedia's '2024 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.

  • 8 April – Westernmost parts of the UK experience a partial solar eclipse.
  • 20 April – Co-op Live, the UK's largest indoor arena seating 23,500 and costing £365m to build, opens in Manchester.
  • 4 May – 2024 London mayoral election: Labour's Sadiq Khan secures a third term as Mayor of London with 44% of the vote, beating the Conservative Susan Hall on 33%.

Life in 2024

Prime Minister

Keir Starmer

Monarch

Charles III

Pint of Beer

£5.00

Loaf of Bread

£2.00

Average House

£293,399

Weekly Wage

£1,085.00

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