Look Back To 2024: What Happened That Year
A July general election, the Olympics in Paris and Gavin & Stacey signing off.
Here's 2024 in full - the music, the news, the screen, the sport and the ordinary details. Good for a birthday card, a party quiz round or a reminiscence session.
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In the charts in 2024
- Taylor Swift's Eras Tour played London, Edinburgh, Liverpool and Cardiff.
- 'Beautiful Things' by Benson Boone and Sabrina Carpenter's run of hits defined the year's radio.
- Wham!'s 'Last Christmas' returned to number one at Christmas.
In the news in 2024
- Labour won the general election on 4 July and Keir Starmer became Prime Minister.
- The Post Office Horizon scandal returned to the front pages after the ITV drama in January.
- A total solar eclipse crossed North America in April.
On screen in 2024
- Mr Bates vs The Post Office in January changed government policy within a fortnight.
- Baby Reindeer and Rivals were the year's streaming talking points.
- The Gavin & Stacey finale on Christmas Day was the most-watched programme of the year.
In sport in 2024
- England's men reached the Euro 2024 final in Berlin and lost to Spain.
- Great Britain won fourteen golds at the Paris Olympics.
- Keely Hodgkinson won the 800 metres in Paris.
Everyday life in 2024
- AI tools appeared inside phones, search engines and office software.
- The last analogue-era habits - cheques, cash-only pubs - carried on disappearing.
- Ticket prices and dynamic pricing became a national argument after the Oasis reunion sale.
If you were born in 2024
- Anyone born in 2024 was born in an election year and an Olympic year.
- The Gavin & Stacey finale went out the Christmas they arrived.
- Anyone born in 2024 turns 30 in 2054, 40 in 2064, 50 in 2074, 60 in 2084 and 70 in 2094.
- For a milestone card, the strongest line is usually the number one from the week they were born rather than the year's biggest events - it's personal, and it takes two minutes to find.
- For a reminiscence session, read one section at a time and stop on whatever gets a reaction. The point is the conversation, not the facts.
How to write it so it lands
- The number one from the week they were born beats the year's headlines on a card.
- Read one section at a time in a reminiscence session and stop where the conversation starts.
- Use it as a guess-the-year round by reading three facts and hiding the date.
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Frequently asked questions
When was the 2024 general election?
4 July 2024. Labour won a large majority and Keir Starmer became Prime Minister.
What was the Christmas number one in 2024?
'Last Christmas' by Wham!, back at number one for a second year.
How old is someone born in 2024?
Subtract 2024 from the current year. They turn 40 in 2064, 50 in 2074, 60 in 2084 and 70 in 2094.
Do you sell anything to do with this year?
We make greeting cards, art prints and pin badges in the UK, including milestone birthday cards. This page itself is free to read and free to copy.