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8 April 2015 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 8 April 2015 was a Wednesday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “Hold My Hand” by Jess Glynne.
- Top Film of 2015
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2015 was Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 8 April is Aries.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 8 April 2015 fell in the Year of the Goat.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for April is Diamond.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 8 April 2015 was Waning Gibbous.
On this day: 8 April
- 2005 A solar eclipse occurs, visible over areas of the Pacific Ocean and Latin American countries such as Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia and Venezuela.
- 2010 U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev sign the New START Treaty.
- 2014 Windows XP reaches its standard End Of Life and is no longer supported.
- 2020 Bernie Sanders ends his presidential campaign, leaving Joe Biden as the Democratic Party's nominee.
- 2024 Solar eclipse: A total solar eclipse takes place at the Moon's ascending node, visible across North America.
Famous people born on 8 April
- Patricia Arquette, American actress and director (born 1968)
- Chris Kyle, American sniper and memoirist (1974–2013)
- Robin Wright, American actress, director, producer (born 1966)
- Julian Lennon, English singer-songwriter (born 1963)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2015 in the United Kingdom
A selection from Wikipedia's '2015 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.
- 13 February – The Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister and Leader of the Opposition sign a cross-party, non-partisan agreement to tackle climate change, seek a strong global climate deal, and to end the use of coal for power generation in the UK.
- 10 March – Queen Elizabeth II names the new luxury cruise ship Britannia, the largest ever cruise ship designed for the British holiday market.
- 20 March – A partial solar eclipse occurs, ranging from 85% totality in London and southern England to 98% totality in northern Scotland.
Life in 2015
Prime Minister
David Cameron
Monarch
Elizabeth II
Pint of Beer
£3.35
Loaf of Bread
£1.42
Average House
£197,807
Weekly Wage
£768.00
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