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9 November 2024 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 9 November 2024 was a Saturday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “That's So True” by Gracie Abrams.
- Top Film of 2024
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2024 was Inside Out 2.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 9 November is Scorpio.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 9 November 2024 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for November is Topaz.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 9 November 2024 was First Quarter.
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 2024 in the United Kingdom
A selection from Wikipedia's '2024 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.
- 8 April – Westernmost parts of the UK experience a partial solar eclipse.
- 20 April – Co-op Live, the UK's largest indoor arena seating 23,500 and costing £365m to build, opens in Manchester.
- 4 May – 2024 London mayoral election: Labour's Sadiq Khan secures a third term as Mayor of London with 44% of the vote, beating the Conservative Susan Hall on 33%.
Life in 2024
Prime Minister
Keir Starmer
Monarch
Charles III
Pint of Beer
£5.00
Loaf of Bread
£2.00
Average House
£293,399
Weekly Wage
£1,085.00
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