At A Glance

7 April 2024 at a glance

Day of the week
7 April 2024 was a Sunday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “Texas Hold 'Em” by Beyoncé.
Top Film of 2024
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2024 was Inside Out 2.
Star sign
The star sign for 7 April is Aries.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 7 April 2024 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
Birthstone
The birthstone for April is Diamond.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 7 April 2024 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 7 April

  • 2018 Former Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, is arrested for corruption by determination of Judge Sérgio Moro, from the "Car-Wash Operation". Lula stayed imprisoned for 580 days, before being released by the Brazilian Supreme Court.
  • 2020 COVID-19 pandemic: China ends its lockdown in Wuhan.
  • 2020 COVID-19 pandemic: Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly resigns for his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic on USS Theodore Roosevelt and the dismissal of Brett Crozier.
  • 2021 COVID-19 pandemic: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announces that the SARS-CoV-2 Alpha variant has become the dominant strain of COVID-19 in the United States.
  • 2022 Ketanji Brown Jackson is confirmed for the Supreme Court of the United States, becoming the first black female justice.

Famous people born on 7 April

  • Jackie Chan, Hong Kong martial artist, actor, stuntman, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1954)
  • Russell Crowe, New Zealand-Australian actor (born 1964)
  • Francis Ford Coppola, American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1939)
  • James Garner, American actor, singer, and producer (1928–2014)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 2024 in the United Kingdom

A selection from Wikipedia's '2024 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.

  • 8 April – Westernmost parts of the UK experience a partial solar eclipse.
  • 20 April – Co-op Live, the UK's largest indoor arena seating 23,500 and costing £365m to build, opens in Manchester.
  • 4 May – 2024 London mayoral election: Labour's Sadiq Khan secures a third term as Mayor of London with 44% of the vote, beating the Conservative Susan Hall on 33%.

Life in 2024

Prime Minister

Rishi Sunak

Monarch

Charles III

Pint of Beer

£5.00

Loaf of Bread

£2.00

Average House

£293,399

Weekly Wage

£1,085.00

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