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5 March 2016 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 5 March 2016 was a Saturday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “7 Years” by Lukas Graham.
- Top Film of 2016
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2016 was Captain America: Civil War.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 5 March is Pisces.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 5 March 2016 fell in the Year of the Monkey.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for March is Aquamarine.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 5 March 2016 was Waning Crescent.
On this day: 5 March
- 1982 Soviet probe Venera 14 lands on Venus.
- 2018 Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) pause the Deir ez-Zor campaign due to the Turkish-led invasion of Afrin.
- 2021 Pope Francis begins a historic visit to Iraq amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
- 2023 The 2023 Estonian parliamentary election is held, with two centre-right liberal parties gaining an absolute majority for the first time.
- 2023 A group of four prisoners escape from the Nouakchott Civil Prison, before being caught the next day.
Famous people born on 5 March
- Eva Mendes, American model and actress (born 1974)
- Madison Beer, American singer-songwriter (born 1999)
- Matt Lucas, English actor, comedian, writer, and television personality (born 1974)
- Henry II of England (1133–1189)
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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