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5 July 2014 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 5 July 2014 was a Saturday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “Gecko (Overdrive)” by Oliver Heldens & Becky Hill.
- Top Film of 2014
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2014 was Transformers: Age of Extinction.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 5 July is Cancer.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 5 July 2014 fell in the Year of the Horse.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for July is Ruby.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 5 July 2014 was First Quarter.
On this day: 5 July
- 2009 The Staffordshire Horde, the largest hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold ever discovered in Britain, is found near the village of Hammerwich, near Lichfield, Staffordshire.
- 2012 The Shard in London is inaugurated as the tallest building in Europe, with a height of 310 metres (1,020 ft).
- 2016 The Juno space probe arrives at Jupiter and begins a 20-month survey of the planet.
- 2022 British government ministers Sajid Javid and Rishi Sunak resign from the second Johnson ministry, beginning the July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis.
- 2023 The last Ariane 5 rocket is launched, carrying the Heinrich Hertz and Syracuse 4B satellites.
Famous people born on 5 July
- Sombr, American singer and songwriter (born 2005)
- Shohei Ohtani, Japanese baseball player (born 1994)
- Edie Falco, American actress (born 1963)
- Ji Chang-wook, South Korean actor[citation needed] (born 1987)
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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.
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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