At A Glance

7 January 2020 at a glance

Day of the week
7 January 2020 was a Tuesday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “Own It” by Stormzy feat. Ed Sheeran and Burna Boy.
Top Film of 2020
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2020 was Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train.
Star sign
The star sign for 7 January is Capricorn.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 7 January 2020 fell in the Year of the Pig.
Birthstone
The birthstone for January is Garnet.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 7 January 2020 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 7 January

  • 1991 Roger Lafontant, former leader of the Tonton Macoute in Haiti under François Duvalier, attempts a coup d'état, which ends in his arrest.
  • 1993 The Fourth Republic of Ghana is inaugurated with Jerry Rawlings as president.
  • 1993 Bosnian War: The Bosnian Army executes a surprise attack at the village of Kravica in Srebrenica.
  • 1999 The Senate trial in the impeachment of U.S. President Bill Clinton begins.
  • 2023 The longest U.S. House of Representatives speaker election since the December 1859 – February 1860 U.S. speaker election concludes and Kevin McCarthy is elected 55th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives.

Famous people born on 7 January

  • Andy Burnham, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (born 1970)
  • Lewis Hamilton, English racing driver (born 1985)
  • Nicolas Cage, American actor (born 1964)
  • Jeremy Renner, American actor (born 1971)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 2020 in the United Kingdom

A selection from Wikipedia's '2020 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.

  • 8 January – Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, announce that they plan to "step back as senior members" of the United Kingdom's royal family, and divide their time between the UK and North America.
  • 6 March – COVID-19 in the UK: The Prime Minister announces £46 million in funding for research into a COVID-19 vaccine and rapid COVID-19 testing.
  • 4 April – 2020 Labour Party leadership election: Keir Starmer is elected as the leader of the Labour Party, succeeding Jeremy Corbyn, and Angela Rayner is elected as deputy leader of the party.

Life in 2020

Prime Minister

Boris Johnson

Monarch

Elizabeth II

Pint of Beer

£3.95

Loaf of Bread

£1.55

Average House

£239,196

Weekly Wage

£890.00

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