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29 December 2016 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 29 December 2016 was a Thursday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “Rockabye” by Clean Bandit ft. Sean Paul & Anne-Marie.
- Top Film of 2016
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2016 was Captain America: Civil War.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 29 December is Capricorn.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 29 December 2016 fell in the Year of the Monkey.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for December is Turquoise.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 29 December 2016 was New Moon.
On this day: 29 December
- 1989 Czech writer, philosopher and dissident Václav Havel is elected the first post-communist President of Czechoslovakia.
- 1992 Fernando Collor de Mello, president of Brazil, tries to resign amidst corruption charges, but is then impeached.
- 1996 Guatemala and leaders of Guatemalan National Revolutionary Unity sign a peace accord ending a 36-year civil war.
- 2006 The UK settles its Anglo-American loan, post-WWII loan debt.
- 2013 Seven-time Formula One champion Michael Schumacher suffers a massive head injury while skiing in the French Alps.
Famous people born on 29 December
- Alison Brie, American actress (born 1982)
- Myles Garrett, American football player (born 1995)
- Jon Voight, American actor and producer (born 1938)
- The Wachowskis, American director, screenwriter and producer (born 1967)
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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