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2 October 2016 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 2 October 2016 was a Sunday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single 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.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 2 October is Libra.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 2 October 2016 fell in the Year of the Monkey.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for October is Opal.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 2 October 2016 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 2 October
- 1971 South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu is re-elected in a one-man election.
- 1980 Michael Myers becomes the first member of either chamber of Congress to be expelled since the Civil War.
- 1996 The Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments are signed by U.S. President Bill Clinton.
- 2004 The first parkrun, then known as the Bushy Park Time Trial, takes place in Bushy Park, London, UK.
- 2007 President Roh Moo-hyun of South Korea goes to North Korea for an Inter-Korean summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-il.
Famous people born on 2 October
- Mahatma Gandhi, Indian freedom fighter, activist and philosopher (1869–1948)
- Sting, English singer-songwriter and actor (born 1951)
- Freddie Jackson, American soul singer (1956–2026)
- Richard III of England (1452–1485)
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
Theresa May
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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