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5 December 2022 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 5 December 2022 was a Monday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “Anti-Hero” by Taylor Swift.
- Top Film of 2022
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2022 was Avatar: The Way of Water.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 5 December is Sagittarius.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 5 December 2022 fell in the Year of the Tiger.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for December is Turquoise.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 5 December 2022 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 5 December
- 2001 Space Shuttle Endeavour launches on STS-108, carrying the Expedition 4 crew to the International Space Station.
- 2005 The Civil Partnership Act comes into effect in the United Kingdom, and the first civil partnership is registered there.
- 2006 Commodore Frank Bainimarama overthrows the government in Fiji.
- 2014 Exploration Flight Test-1, the first flight test of Orion, is launched.
- 2017 The International Olympic Committee bans Russia from competing at the 2018 Winter Olympics for doping at the 2014 Winter Olympics.
Famous people born on 5 December
- Walt Disney, American animator, director, producer, and screenwriter, co-founded The Walt Disney Company (1901–1966)
- Jessica Paré, Canadian actress (born 1980)
- Paula Patton, American actress (born 1975)
- Frankie Muniz, American actor, drummer, and race car driver (born 1985)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2022 in the United Kingdom
A selection from Wikipedia's '2022 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.
- 6 February – The Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II marks the 70th anniversary of her accession to the throne as Queen of the United Kingdom.
- 8 April – The home secretary, Priti Patel, apologises for delays in accepting Ukrainian refugees, with only a quarter of the 41,000 granted visas having entered the UK so far.
- 4 May – 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: A new set of sanctions is announced by the government, with Russia banned from using British management consulting, accounting and PR services.
Life in 2022
Prime Minister
Rishi Sunak
Monarch
Charles III
Pint of Beer
£4.50
Loaf of Bread
£1.80
Average House
£283,615
Weekly Wage
£975.00
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