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1 July 2016 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 1 July 2016 was a Friday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “One Dance” by Drake ft. Wizkid & Kyla.
- Top Film of 2016
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2016 was Captain America: Civil War.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 1 July is Cancer.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 1 July 2016 fell in the Year of the Monkey.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for July is Ruby.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 1 July 2016 was Waning Crescent.
On this day: 1 July
- 2006 The Qinghai–Tibet railway first operates in China.
- 2007 Smoking bans in the United Kingdom culminate in a prohibition on smoking in all public indoor spaces in England.
- 2013 Croatia becomes the 28th member of the European Union.
- 2020 The United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement replaces NAFTA.
- 2024 At the centennial ceremony of the Dominion of Newfoundland National War Memorial, the Commonwealth War Graves Commission allows an unprecedented second Canadian Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. The Royal Newfoundland Regiment soldier is entombed in the memorial at this ceremony.
Famous people born on 1 July
- Diana, Princess of Wales, Princess of Wales (1961–1997)
- Pamela Anderson, Canadian-American model and actress (born 1967)
- Daniela Avanzini, American singer and dancer (born 2004)
- Liv Tyler, American actress (born 1977)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2016 in the United Kingdom
A selection from Wikipedia's '2016 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.
- 5 May – UK local and Police and crime commissioner elections, as well as elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly, Welsh Assembly and Scottish Parliament are held.
- 23 June – The 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum is held in the UK and Gibraltar, the first of its kind since the 1975 referendum on the UK's membership of the then European Economic Community.
- 11 July – Theresa May is announced as the Conservative Party leader, and Prime Minister-designate, after Andrea Leadsom withdraws from the leadership election.New Prime Minister and Conservative leader Theresa May
Life in 2016
Prime Minister
David Cameron
Monarch
Elizabeth II
Pint of Beer
£3.45
Loaf of Bread
£1.45
Average House
£214,578
Weekly Wage
£789.00
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