At A Glance

16 November 2017 at a glance

Day of the week
16 November 2017 was a Thursday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “Havana” by Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug.
Top Film of 2017
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2017 was Star Wars: The Last Jedi.
Star sign
The star sign for 16 November is Scorpio.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 16 November 2017 fell in the Year of the Rooster.
Birthstone
The birthstone for November is Topaz.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 16 November 2017 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 16 November

  • 2002 The first cases of the 2002–2004 SARS outbreak are traced to Foshan, Guangdong Province, China.
  • 2004 Half-Life 2 is released, a game winning 39 Game of the Year awards and being cited as one of the best games ever made.
  • 2005 Following a 31-year wait, Australia defeats Uruguay in a penalty shootout to qualify for the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
  • 2009 Space Shuttle program: Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on mission STS-129 to the International Space Station.
  • 2022 Artemis Program: NASA launches Artemis 1 on the first flight of the Space Launch System, the start of the program's future missions to the moon.

Famous people born on 16 November

  • Bruno Guimarães, Brazilian footballer (born 1997)
  • Tiberius, Roman emperor (born -42)
  • Bonnie Greer, American-English playwright and critic (1948–2026)
  • Burgess Meredith, American actor, singer, director, producer, and screenwriter (1907–1997)

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Events of 2017 in the United Kingdom

A selection from Wikipedia's '2017 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.

  • 6 February – The Queen commemorates her Sapphire Jubilee.
  • 2 March – New elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly are held. The Democratic Unionist Party loses ten seats, while Sinn Féin loses one seat.
  • 29 March – The United Kingdom invokes Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, beginning the formal EU withdrawal process.

Life in 2017

Prime Minister

Theresa May

Monarch

Elizabeth II

Pint of Beer

£3.55

Loaf of Bread

£1.48

Average House

£226,441

Weekly Wage

£810.00

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