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6 February 2016 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 6 February 2016 was a Saturday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “Pillowtalk” by Zayn.
- Top Film of 2016
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2016 was Captain America: Civil War.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 6 February is Aquarius.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 6 February 2016 fell in the Year of the Goat.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for February is Amethyst.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 6 February 2016 was Waning Crescent.
On this day: 6 February
- 1998 Washington National Airport is renamed Ronald Reagan National Airport.
- 2000 Second Chechen War: Russia captures Grozny, Chechnya, forcing the separatist Chechen Republic of Ichkeria government into exile.
- 2006 Stephen Harper becomes Prime Minister of Canada.
- 2018 SpaceX's Falcon Heavy, a super heavy launch vehicle, makes its maiden flight.
- 2021 U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken suspends agreements with Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras to send asylum seekers back to their home countries.
Famous people born on 6 February
- Ronald Reagan, American actor and politician, 40th President of the United States (1911–2004)
- Mike Farrell, American actor and producer (born 1939)
- Babe Ruth, American baseball player and coach (1895–1948)
- Bob Marley, Jamaican singer-songwriter and cultural icon (1945–1981)
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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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