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9 September 2015 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 9 September 2015 was a Wednesday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “What Do You Mean?” by Justin Bieber.
- Top Film of 2015
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2015 was Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 9 September is Virgo.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 9 September 2015 fell in the Year of the Goat.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 9 September 2015 was Waning Crescent.
On this day: 9 September
- 2009 The Dubai Metro, the first urban train network in the Arabian Peninsula, is ceremonially inaugurated.
- 2012 The Indian space agency puts into orbit its heaviest foreign satellite yet, in a streak of 21 consecutive successful PSLV launches.
- 2014 The album Songs of Innocence by U2 is digitally released at no charge to all customers of the iTunes Music Store, appearing automatically in the "purchased" section of over 500 million users worldwide.
- 2015 Elizabeth II becomes the longest reigning monarch of the United Kingdom.
- 2016 The government of North Korea conducts its fifth and reportedly biggest nuclear test. World leaders condemn the act, with South Korea calling it "maniacal recklessness".
Famous people born on 9 September
- Adam Sandler, American actor, comedian, producer, and screenwriter (born 1966)
- Michelle Williams, American actress (born 1980)
- Hugh Grant, English actor and producer (born 1960)
- Luka Modrić, Croatian footballer (born 1985)
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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