At A Glance

5 June 2015 at a glance

Day of the week
5 June 2015 was a Friday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “Want to Want Me” by Jason Derulo.
Top Film of 2015
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2015 was Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
Star sign
The star sign for 5 June is Gemini.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 5 June 2015 fell in the Year of the Goat.
Birthstone
The birthstone for June is Pearl.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 5 June 2015 was Waning Gibbous.

On this day: 5 June

  • 2012 Last transit of Venus until the year 2117.
  • 2017 Montenegro becomes the 29th member of NATO.
  • 2017 Six Arab countries—Bahrain, Egypt, Libya, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, and the United Arab Emirates—cut diplomatic ties with Qatar, accusing it of destabilising the region.
  • 2022 A constitutional referendum is held in Kazakhstan following violent protests and civil unrest against the government.
  • 2024 The Boeing Starliner is launched on its first crewed flight, carrying astronauts Barry Wilmore and Sunita Williams to the International Space Station.

Famous people born on 5 June

  • Mark Wahlberg, American model, actor, producer, and rapper (born 1971)
  • Sam Darnold, American football player (born 1997)
  • Troye Sivan, South African–born Australian singer-songwriter, actor, and YouTuber (born 1995)
  • Ron Livingston, American actor (born 1967)

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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