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5 November 2015 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 5 November 2015 was a Thursday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “Hello” by Adele.
- 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 November is Scorpio.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 5 November 2015 fell in the Year of the Goat.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for November is Topaz.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 5 November 2015 was Waning Crescent.
On this day: 5 November
- 2007 China's first lunar satellite, Chang'e 1, goes into orbit around the Moon.
- 2007 The Android mobile operating system is unveiled by Google.
- 2013 India launches the Mars Orbiter Mission, its first interplanetary probe.
- 2015 Rona Ambrose takes over after Stephen Harper as the Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada.
- 2024 Donald Trump becomes the first president of the United States to be elected to a non-consecutive second term in 132 years, since Grover Cleveland won the 1892 election.
Famous people born on 5 November
- Odell Beckham Jr., American football player (born 1992)
- Virat Kohli, Indian cricketer (born 1988)
- Sam Rockwell, American actor (born 1968)
- Sam Shepard, American playwright and actor (1943–2017)
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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