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19 April 2016 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 19 April 2016 was a Tuesday.
- ARIA No. 1
- The ARIA No. 1 was “I Hate U, I Love U” by Gnash featuring Olivia O'Brien.
- 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 19 April is Aries.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 19 April 2016 fell in the Year of the Monkey.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for April is Diamond.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 19 April 2016 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 19 April
- 1999 The German Bundestag returns to Berlin.
- 2001 Space Shuttle Endeavour is launched on STS-100 carrying the Canadarm2 to the International Space Station.
- 2005 Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger is elected to the papacy and becomes Pope Benedict XVI.
- 2011 Fidel Castro resigns as First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba after holding the title since July 1961.
- 2021 The Ingenuity helicopter becomes the first aircraft to achieve flight on another planet.
Famous people born on 19 April
- Tim Curry, English actor and singer (1946–2026)
- Kate Hudson, American actress (born 1979)
- Jayne Mansfield, American model and actress (1933–1967)
- James Franco, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1978)
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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