At A Glance

7 January 2024 at a glance

Day of the week
7 January 2024 was a Sunday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “Stick Season” by Noah Kahan.
Top Film of 2024
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2024 was Inside Out 2.
Star sign
The star sign for 7 January is Capricorn.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 7 January 2024 fell in the Year of the Rabbit.
Birthstone
The birthstone for January is Garnet.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 7 January 2024 was Waning Crescent.

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 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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