At A Glance

13 February 2016 at a glance

Day of the week
13 February 2016 was a Saturday.
ARIA No. 1
The ARIA No. 1 was “Pillowtalk” by Zayn.
Top Film of 2016
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2016 was Captain America: Civil War.
Best-Selling Vehicle of 2016
Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 2016 was the Toyota HiLux.
Star sign
The star sign for 13 February is Aquarius.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 13 February 2016 fell in the Year of the Monkey.
Birthstone
The birthstone for February is Amethyst.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 13 February 2016 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 13 February

  • 2007 Taiwan opposition leader Ma Ying-jeou resigns as the chairman of the Kuomintang party after being indicted on charges of embezzlement during his tenure as the mayor of Taipei; Ma also announces his candidacy for the 2008 presidential election.
  • 2008 Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd makes a historic apology to the Indigenous Australians and the Stolen Generations.
  • 2011 For the first time in more than 100 years the Umatilla, an American Indian tribe, are able to hunt and harvest a bison just outside Yellowstone National Park, restoring a centuries-old tradition guaranteed by a treaty signed in 1855.
  • 2012 The European Space Agency (ESA) conducted the first launch of the European Vega rocket from Europe's spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.
  • 2021 Former U.S. President Donald Trump is acquitted in his second impeachment trial.

Famous people born on 13 February

  • Stockard Channing, American actress (born 1944)
  • Henry Rollins, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (born 1961)
  • Peter Gabriel, English singer-songwriter and musician (born 1950)
  • Robbie Williams, English singer-songwriter (born 1974)

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Events of 2016 in Australia

A selection from Wikipedia's '2016 in Australia'. Not a complete list.

  • 2 February – The Federal Government reintroduces its bill for the Australian Building and Construction Commission on the first parliamentary sitting of 2016.
  • 2 July – A double dissolution federal election is held. On 10 July, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull claims victory for the Liberal–National Coalition which was returned with a reduced majority.
  • 26 July – A royal commission into juvenile detention in the Northern Territory is announced, after the Four Corners program airs footage of abuse of detainees at the Don Dale Youth Detention Centre.

Life in Australia in 2016

Prime Minister

Malcolm Turnbull

Monarch

Queen Elizabeth II

Petrol (per litre)

$1.10

Loaf of Bread

$3.55

Average House

$600,000

Weekly Wage

$1,530.00

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