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6 May 2016 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 6 May 2016 was a Friday.
- ARIA No. 1
- The ARIA No. 1 was “Just Like Fire” by Pink.
- 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 6 May is Taurus.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 6 May 2016 fell in the Year of the Monkey.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for May is Emerald.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 6 May 2016 was New Moon.
On this day: 6 May
- 1998 Kerry Wood strikes out 20 Houston Astros to tie the major league record held by Roger Clemens. He threw a one-hitter and did not walk a batter in his fifth career start.
- 1999 The first elections to the devolved Scottish Parliament and Welsh Assembly are held.
- 2001 During a trip to Syria, Pope John Paul II becomes the first pope to enter a mosque.
- 2004 The final episode of the television sitcom Friends is aired.
- 2023 The coronation of Charles III and Camilla as King and Queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms is held in Westminster Abbey, London.
Famous people born on 6 May
- George Clooney, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1961)
- Sadie Sandler, American actress (born 2006)
- Sigmund Freud, Austrian neurologist and psychoanalyst (1856–1939)
- Orson Welles, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (1915–1985)
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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