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6 September 2016 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 6 September 2016 was a Tuesday.
- ARIA No. 1
- The ARIA No. 1 was “Closer” by The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey.
- 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 September is Virgo.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 6 September 2016 fell in the Year of the Monkey.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 6 September 2016 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 6 September
- 2007 Israel executes the air strike Operation Orchard to destroy a nuclear reactor in Syria.
- 2009 The ro-ro ferry SuperFerry 9 sinks off the Zamboanga Peninsula in the Philippines with 971 persons aboard; all but ten are rescued.
- 2013 The first Minotaur V rocket is launched from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport on Wallops Island, carrying NASA's LADEE spacecraft.
- 2018 Supreme Court of India decriminalises all consensual sex among adults in private, making homosexuality legal on the Indian lands.
- 2022 Russo-Ukrainian war: Ukraine begins its Kharkiv counteroffensive, surprising Russian forces and retaking over 3,000 square kilometers of land, recapturing the entire Kharkiv Oblast west of the Oskil River, within the next week.
Famous people born on 6 September
- Dolores O'Riordan, Irish singer-songwriter (1971–2018)
- Idris Elba, English actor (born 1972)
- Lauren Lapkus, American actress and comedian (born 1985)
- Roger Waters, English singer-songwriter and bass player (born 1943)
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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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