At A Glance

6 October 2015 at a glance

Day of the week
6 October 2015 was a Tuesday.
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 6 October is Libra.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 6 October 2015 fell in the Year of the Goat.
Birthstone
The birthstone for October is Opal.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 6 October 2015 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 6 October

  • 2007 Jason Lewis completes the first human-powered circumnavigation of the Earth.
  • 2010 Instagram, a mainstream photo-sharing application, is founded.
  • 2018 The United States Senate confirms Brett Kavanaugh as a Supreme Court Associate Justice, ending a contentious confirmation process.
  • 2022 Annie Ernaux is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.
  • 2025 The 2025 Alberta teachers' strike begins, leaving approximately 51,000 teachers off-work, impacting about 730,000 Albertan students.

Famous people born on 6 October

  • Elisabeth Shue, American actress (born 1963)
  • Gerry Adams, Irish republican politician (born 1948)
  • Emily Mortimer, English actress (born 1971)
  • Trevor Lawrence, American football player (born 1999)

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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