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18 June 2016 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 18 June 2016 was a Saturday.
- ARIA No. 1
- The ARIA No. 1 was “This Is What You Came For” by Calvin Harris featuring Rihanna.
- 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 18 June is Gemini.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 18 June 2016 fell in the Year of the Monkey.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for June is Pearl.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 18 June 2016 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 18 June
- 1983 Space Shuttle program: STS-7, astronaut Sally Ride becomes the first American woman in space.
- 1984 A major clash between about 5,000 police and a similar number of striking miners takes place at Orgreave, South Yorkshire, during the 1984–85 UK miners' strike.
- 2006 The first Kazakh space satellite, KazSat-1, is launched.
- 2009 The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), a NASA robotic spacecraft is launched.
- 2018 An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 strikes northern Osaka.
Famous people born on 18 June
- Paul McCartney, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1942)
- Scooter Braun, American music executive (born 1981)
- Kane Parsons, American YouTuber and filmmaker (born 2005)
- Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, French-born Gabonese footballer (born 1989)
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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