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7 August 2016 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 7 August 2016 was a Sunday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “Cold Water” by Major Lazer ft. Justin Bieber & MØ.
- Top Film of 2016
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2016 was Captain America: Civil War.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 7 August is Leo.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 7 August 2016 fell in the Year of the Monkey.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for August is Peridot.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 7 August 2016 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 7 August
- 1995 The Chilean government declares state of emergency in the southern half of the country in response to an event of intense, cold, wind, rain and snowfall known as the White Earthquake.
- 1997 Space Shuttle Program: The Space Shuttle Discovery launches on STS-85 from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
- 1999 The Chechnya-based Islamic International Brigade invades neighboring Dagestan.
- 2007 At AT&T Park, Barry Bonds hits his 756th career home run to surpass Hank Aaron's 33-year-old record.
- 2008 The start of the Russo-Georgian War over the territory of South Ossetia.
Famous people born on 7 August
- Charlize Theron, South African actress (born 1975)
- Kyler Murray, American football player (born 1997)
- Michael Shannon, American actor (born 1974)
- Jalen Hurts, American football player (born 1998)
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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