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7 November 2016 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 7 November 2016 was a Monday.
- ARIA No. 1
- The ARIA No. 1 was “Say You Won't Let Go” by James Arthur.
- 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 7 November is Scorpio.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 7 November 2016 fell in the Year of the Monkey.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for November is Topaz.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 7 November 2016 was First Quarter.
On this day: 7 November
- 2000 The controversial US presidential election is later resolved in the Bush v. Gore Supreme Court case, electing George W. Bush as the 43rd President of the United States.
- 2000 The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration discovers one of the country's largest LSD labs inside a converted military missile silo in Wamego, Kansas.
- 2004 Iraq War: The interim government of Iraq calls for a 60-day state of emergency as U.S. forces storm the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah.
- 2020 Joe Biden is confirmed elected as the 46th president of the United States, defeating incumbent Donald Trump.
- 2023 António Costa resigns as Prime Minister of Portugal following news of an investigation in a corruption scandal implicating members of his cabinet.
Famous people born on 7 November
- Marie Curie, Polish chemist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (1867–1934)
- Gervonta Davis, American boxer (born 1994)
- Leon Trotsky, Russian theorist and politician, founded the Red Army (1879–1940)
- Joni Mitchell, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1943)
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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