At A Glance

9 November 2021 at a glance

Day of the week
9 November 2021 was a Tuesday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “Easy on Me” by Adele.
Top Film of 2021
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2021 was Spider-Man: No Way Home.
Star sign
The star sign for 9 November is Scorpio.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 9 November 2021 fell in the Year of the Ox.
Birthstone
The birthstone for November is Topaz.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 9 November 2021 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 9 November

  • 2005 The Venus Express mission of the European Space Agency is launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
  • 2011 The first national test of the Emergency Alert System is activated in the United States at 2:00 p.m. EST.
  • 2014 A non-binding self-determination consultation is held in Catalonia, asking Catalan citizens their opinion on whether Catalonia should become a state and, if so, whether it should be an independent state.
  • 2020 Second Nagorno-Karabakh War: An armistice agreement is signed by Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia.
  • 2023 U.S. surgeons at NYU Langone Health announce the world's first whole eye transplant.

Famous people born on 9 November

  • Eric Dane, American actor (1972–2026)
  • Edward VII (1841–1910)
  • Delta Goodrem, Australian singer-songwriter, pianist, and actress (born 1984)
  • Ryan Murphy, American television writer, producer, and director (born 1965)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 2021 in the United Kingdom

A selection from Wikipedia's '2021 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.

  • 21 March – Census 2021 is conducted in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The population of England and Wales is recorded as 59,597,300, a rise of 6.3% over the previous decade.
  • 6 May – 2021 London mayoral election: Sadiq Khan wins a second term, but with a reduced vote share.
  • 6 May – 2021 Scottish Parliament election: The SNP wins 64 seats out of 129. With the SNP and Scottish Greens both gaining seats, pro-independence parties have an increased majority in the Parliament.

Life in 2021

Prime Minister

Boris Johnson

Monarch

Elizabeth II

Pint of Beer

£4.10

Loaf of Bread

£1.60

Average House

£254,822

Weekly Wage

£920.00

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