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July 5, 2024

On July 5, 2024, keir Starmer is appointed Prime Minister by Charles III, becoming the first Labour prime minister since Gordon Brown in 2010 and the first one to win a general election since Tony Blair at the 2005 general election The year's #1 song was "Lose Control" by Teddy Swims. Moo Deng, Moo Deng, Moo Deng would arrive in the same year.

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2024

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2024 (MMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2024th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 24th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 5th year of the 2020s decade.

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On July 5, 2024

  1. 2024 Keir Starmer is appointed Prime Minister by Charles III, becoming the first Labour prime minister since Gordon Brown in 2010 and the first one to win a general election since Tony Blair at the 2005 general election

    Prime Minister of the United Kingdom since 2024

    Sir Keir Rodney Starmer is a British politician and former lawyer who has served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom since 2024 and as Leader of the Labour Party since 2020. He served as Leader of the Opposition from 2020 to 2024. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Holborn and St Pancras since 2015, and was Director of Public Prosecutions from 2008 to 2013.

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Died on July 5, 2024

Jon Landau American film producer (1960–2024)
Bengt I. Samuelsson Swedish biochemist (1934–2024)
Vic Seixas American tennis player (1923–2024)

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Moo Deng 2024– Thai celebrity pygmy hippopotamus
Moo Deng 2024– Thai celebrity pygmy hippopotamus
Moo Deng 2024– Thai celebrity pygmy hippopotamus
Moo Deng 2024– Thai celebrity pygmy hippopotamus

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