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5 January 2021 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 5 January 2021 was a Tuesday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “Last Christmas” by Wham!.
- Top Film of 2021
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2021 was Spider-Man: No Way Home.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 5 January is Capricorn.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 5 January 2021 fell in the Year of the Rat.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for January is Garnet.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 5 January 2021 was Last Quarter.
On this day: 5 January
- 1993 The oil tanker MV Braer runs aground on the coast of the Shetland Islands, spilling 84,700 tons of crude oil.
- 2005 The dwarf planet Eris is discovered by Palomar Observatory-based astronomers, later motivating the International Astronomical Union (IAU) to define the term planet for the first time.
- 2014 A launch of the communication satellite GSAT-14 aboard the GSLV MK.II D5 marks the first successful flight of an Indian cryogenic engine.
- 2022 Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev dismisses Prime Minister Asqar Mamin and declares state of emergency over the 2022 Kazakh unrest.
- 2023 The 2023 Sinaloa unrest begins.
Famous people born on 5 January
- Suki Waterhouse, English actress, singer-songwriter, and model (born 1992)
- Vinnie Jones, British footballer and actor (born 1965)
- Diane Keaton, American actress, director, and businesswoman (1946–2025)
- Bradley Cooper, American actor and producer (born 1975)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2021 in the United Kingdom
A selection from Wikipedia's '2021 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.
- 21 March – Census 2021 is conducted in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The population of England and Wales is recorded as 59,597,300, a rise of 6.3% over the previous decade.
- 6 May – 2021 London mayoral election: Sadiq Khan wins a second term, but with a reduced vote share.
- 6 May – 2021 Scottish Parliament election: The SNP wins 64 seats out of 129. With the SNP and Scottish Greens both gaining seats, pro-independence parties have an increased majority in the Parliament.
Life in 2021
Prime Minister
Boris Johnson
Monarch
Elizabeth II
Pint of Beer
£4.10
Loaf of Bread
£1.60
Average House
£254,822
Weekly Wage
£920.00
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