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15 April 2016 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 15 April 2016 was a Friday.
- ARIA No. 1
- The ARIA No. 1 was “7 Years” by Lukas Graham.
- 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 15 April is Aries.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 15 April 2016 fell in the Year of the Monkey.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for April is Diamond.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 15 April 2016 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 15 April
- 1952 First flight of the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress.
- 1955 McDonald's restaurant dates its founding to the opening of a franchised restaurant by Ray Kroc, in Des Plaines, Illinois.
- 1960 At Shaw University in Raleigh, North Carolina, Ella Baker leads a conference that results in the creation of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, one of the principal organizations of the civil rights movement in the 1960s.
- 1994 Marrakesh Agreement relating to foundation of World Trade Organization is adopted.
- 2019 The cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris in France is seriously damaged by a large fire.
Famous people born on 15 April
- Jeffrey Archer, English author, playwright, and politician (1940–2026)
- Emma Watson, English actress (born 1990)
- Emma Thompson, English actress, comedian, author, activist and screenwriter (born 1959)
- Maisie Williams, English actress (born 1997)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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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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