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16 January 2020 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 16 January 2020 was a Thursday.
- ARIA No. 1
- The ARIA No. 1 was “Dance Monkey” by Tones and I.
- Top Film of 2020
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2020 was Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train.
- Best-Selling Vehicle of 2020
- Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 2020 was the Toyota HiLux.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 16 January is Capricorn.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 16 January 2020 fell in the Year of the Pig.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for January is Garnet.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 16 January 2020 was Waning Gibbous.
On this day: 16 January
- 2006 Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is sworn in as Liberia's new president. She becomes Africa's first female elected head of state.
- 2011 Syrian civil war: The Movement for a Democratic Society (TEV-DEM) is established with the stated goal of re-organizing Syria along the lines of democratic confederalism.
- 2012 The Mali War begins when Tuareg militias start fighting the Malian government for independence.
- 2020 The first impeachment of Donald Trump formally moves into its trial phase in the United States Senate.
- 2020 The United States Senate ratifies the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement as a replacement for NAFTA.
Famous people born on 16 January
- Aaliyah, American singer and actress (1979–2001)
- Lin-Manuel Miranda, American actor, playwright, and composer (born 1980)
- Sade, Nigerian-English singer-songwriter and producer (born 1959)
- Sidharth Malhotra, Indian actor (born 1985)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2020 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '2020 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 16 February – A fundraising concert Fire Fight Australia is held at Stadium Australia in Sydney following the 2019–20 Australian bushfire season.
- 26 February – Down to Earth bushfire relief benefit concert held at Sidney Myer Music Bowl in Melbourne.
- 23 March – The Australian Parliament sits to debate and pass an economic stimulus package to attempt to mitigate the economic effect of the COVID-19 pandemic, then adjourns until August 2020.
Life in Australia in 2020
Prime Minister
Scott Morrison
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
Petrol (per litre)
$1.10
Loaf of Bread
$3.80
Average House
$590,000
Weekly Wage
$1,710.00
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