At A Glance

16 February 2005 at a glance

Day of the week
16 February 2005 was a Wednesday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own” by U2.
Top Film of 2005
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2005 was Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
Star sign
The star sign for 16 February is Aquarius.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 16 February 2005 fell in the Year of the Rooster.
Birthstone
The birthstone for February is Amethyst.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 16 February 2005 was First Quarter.

On this day: 16 February

  • 1986 The Soviet liner MS Mikhail Lermontov runs aground in the Marlborough Sounds, New Zealand.
  • 2005 The Kyoto Protocol comes into force, following its ratification by Russia.
  • 2005 The National Hockey League cancels the entire 2004–05 regular season and playoffs.
  • 2006 The last Mobile army surgical hospital (MASH) is decommissioned by the United States Army.
  • 2021 Five thousand people gathered in the town of Kherrata, Bejaia Province to mark the second anniversary of the Hirak protest movement. Demonstrations had been suspended because of the COVID-19 pandemic in Algeria.

Famous people born on 16 February

  • Jon Ossoff, American politician and filmmaker (born 1987)
  • Elizabeth Olsen, American actress (born 1989)
  • The Weeknd, Canadian singer-songwriter and producer (born 1990)
  • Mahershala Ali, American actor (born 1974)

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Events of 2005 in the United Kingdom

A selection from Wikipedia's '2005 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.

  • 1 March – The New Forest in Hampshire becomes England's twelfth national park.
  • 9 April – The wedding of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles (who takes the title Duchess of Cornwall) in a twenty-minute ceremony at Windsor Guildhall is followed by a blessing at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle.
  • 5 May – 2005 general election: The Labour Party is returned to power for a third term, but with a greatly reduced majority of 66 seats. The Liberal Democrats win the most seats for any third party since 1923, with 62 MPs.
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Life in 2005

Prime Minister

Tony Blair

Monarch

Elizabeth II

Pint of Beer

£2.30

Loaf of Bread

82p

Average House

£167,711

Weekly Wage

£587.00

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