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3 January 2016 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 3 January 2016 was a Sunday.
- ARIA No. 1
- The ARIA No. 1 was “Love Yourself” by Justin Bieber.
- 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 3 January is Capricorn.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 3 January 2016 fell in the Year of the Goat.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for January is Garnet.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 3 January 2016 was Waning Crescent.
On this day: 3 January
- 2009 The first block of the blockchain of the decentralized payment system Bitcoin, called the Genesis block, is established by the creator of the system, Satoshi Nakamoto.
- 2018 For the first time in history, all five major storm surge gates in the Netherlands are closed simultaneously in the wake of a storm.
- 2019 Chang'e 4 makes the first soft landing on the far side of the Moon, deploying the Yutu-2 lunar rover.
- 2023 Singapore's Jurong Bird Park permanently closes.
- 2026 The United States conducts airstrikes across northern Venezuela, including the capital Caracas and captures Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and first lady Cilia Flores.
Famous people born on 3 January
- Florence Pugh, English actress (born 1996)
- Mel Gibson, American-Australian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1956)
- Michael Schumacher, German racing driver (born 1969)
- J. R. R. Tolkien, English writer, poet, and philologist (1892–1973)
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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