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29 May 2016 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 29 May 2016 was a Sunday.
- 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 29 May is Gemini.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 29 May 2016 fell in the Year of the Monkey.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for May is Emerald.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 29 May 2016 was Last Quarter.
On this day: 29 May
- 2004 The National World War II Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C.
- 2005 France rejects the Constitution of the European Union in a national referendum.
- 2008 A doublet earthquake, of combined magnitude 6.1, strikes Iceland near the town of Selfoss, injuring 30 people.
- 2015 One World Observatory at One World Trade Center opens.
- 2020 An oil spill in Norilsk releases 17,500 tons of diesel oil into nearby rivers.
Famous people born on 29 May
- Annette Bening, American actress (born 1958)
- John F. Kennedy, 35th President of the United States (1917–1963)
- Riley Keough, American model and actress (born 1989)
- Danny Elfman, American film composer, singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (born 1953)
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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