At A Glance

7 May 2018 at a glance

Day of the week
7 May 2018 was a Monday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “One Kiss” by Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa.
Top Film of 2018
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2018 was Avengers: Infinity War.
Star sign
The star sign for 7 May is Taurus.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 7 May 2018 fell in the Year of the Dog.
Birthstone
The birthstone for May is Emerald.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 7 May 2018 was Last Quarter.

On this day: 7 May

  • 1994 Edvard Munch's painting The Scream is recovered undamaged after being stolen from the National Gallery of Norway in February.
  • 1998 Mercedes-Benz buys Chrysler for US$40 billion and forms DaimlerChrysler in the largest industrial merger in history.
  • 1999 Pope John Paul II travels to Romania, becoming the first pope to visit a predominantly Eastern Orthodox country since the Great Schism in 1054.
  • 1999 In Guinea-Bissau, President João Bernardo Vieira is ousted in a military coup.
  • 2000 Vladimir Putin is inaugurated as president of Russia.

Famous people born on 7 May

  • MrBeast, American YouTuber (born 1998)
  • Jake Bongiovi, American model and actor (born 2002)
  • Youri Tielemans, Belgian footballer (born 1997)
  • Cody Gakpo, Dutch footballer (born 1999)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 2018 in the United Kingdom

A selection from Wikipedia's '2018 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.

  • 28 February – One of the UK's biggest electronics retailers, Maplin, goes into administration after talks with potential buyers fail to secure a sale.
  • 3 May – Elections for many local councils and mayoralties are held in England, including all 32 London boroughs. There are losses for the Conservatives (−33) and gains for Labour (+77), the Lib Dems (+75) and Green Party (+8).
  • 19 May – The Wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle takes place at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, with an estimated global audience of 1.9 billion.

Life in 2018

Prime Minister

Theresa May

Monarch

Elizabeth II

Pint of Beer

£3.70

Loaf of Bread

£1.50

Average House

£226,906

Weekly Wage

£835.00

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