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5 October 2015 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 5 October 2015 was a Monday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “Writing's on the Wall” by Sam Smith.
- 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 October is Libra.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 5 October 2015 fell in the Year of the Goat.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for October is Opal.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 5 October 2015 was Last Quarter.
On this day: 5 October
- 1984 Marc Garneau becomes the first Canadian in space.
- 1988 A Chilean opposition coalition defeats Augusto Pinochet in his re-election attempt.
- 1990 After 150 years The Herald newspaper in Melbourne, Australia, is published for the last time as a separate newspaper.
- 2000 Mass demonstrations in Serbia force the resignation of Slobodan Milošević.
- 2021 Windows 11 is released to the general public.
Famous people born on 5 October
- Travis Kelce, American football player (born 1989)
- Imran Khan, Pakistani cricketer and politician, 22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan (born 1952)
- Kate Winslet, English actress (born 1975)
- Jacob Tremblay, Canadian actor (born 2006)
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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