At A Glance

7 September 2018 at a glance

Day of the week
7 September 2018 was a Friday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “Promises” by Calvin Harris & Sam Smith.
Top Film of 2018
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2018 was Avengers: Infinity War.
Star sign
The star sign for 7 September is Virgo.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 7 September 2018 fell in the Year of the Dog.
Birthstone
The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 7 September 2018 was Waning Crescent.

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 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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