At A Glance

7 September 2014 at a glance

Day of the week
7 September 2014 was a Sunday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “Prayer in C” by Lilly Wood & Robin Schulz.
Top Film of 2014
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2014 was Transformers: Age of Extinction.
Star sign
The star sign for 7 September is Virgo.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 7 September 2014 fell in the Year of the Horse.
Birthstone
The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 7 September 2014 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 7 September

  • 2005 Egypt holds its first-ever multi-party presidential election.
  • 2008 The United States government takes control of the two largest mortgage financing companies in the US, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
  • 2019 Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov and 66 others are released in a prisoner exchange between Ukraine and Russia.
  • 2021 Bitcoin becomes legal tender in El Salvador.
  • 2021 The National Unity Government of Myanmar declares a people's defensive war against the military junta during the Myanmar civil war.

Famous people born on 7 September

  • Elizabeth I (1533–1603)
  • Evan Rachel Wood, American actress and singer (born 1987)
  • Gracie Abrams, American singer-songwriter (born 1999)
  • Oliver Hudson, American actor (born 1976)

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Events of 2014 in the United Kingdom

A selection from Wikipedia's '2014 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.

  • 14 May – House of Lords Reform Act 2014 allows members of the House of Lords to retire, resign or be removed.
  • 22 May – 2014 European Parliament election: Results show a significant increase in support for UKIP, as they take the most seats, above both the Conservatives and Labour. The Labour Party also make gains, while the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats have poor showings.
  • 23 July – The 2014 Commonwealth Games open in Glasgow.

Life in 2014

Prime Minister

David Cameron

Monarch

Elizabeth II

Pint of Beer

£3.25

Loaf of Bread

£1.40

Average House

£186,553

Weekly Wage

£747.00

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