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7 July 2016 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 7 July 2016 was a Thursday.
- 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 7 July is Cancer.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 7 July 2016 fell in the Year of the Monkey.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for July is Ruby.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 7 July 2016 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 7 July
- 2003 NASA Opportunity rover, MER-B or Mars Exploration Rover–B, was launched into space aboard a Delta II rocket.
- 2007 The first Live Earth benefit concert was held in 11 locations around the world.
- 2017 The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons was adopted with 122 countries voting in favour.
- 2019 The United States defeated the Netherlands 2–0 at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup final in Lyon, France.
- 2022 Boris Johnson announces his resignation as leader of the Conservative Party following days of pressure from the Members of Parliament (MPs) during the July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis.
Famous people born on 7 July
- Ringo Starr, English singer-songwriter, drummer, and actor (born 1940)
- Hamish Linklater, American actor and playwright (born 1976)
- Cree Summer, American-Canadian actress (born 1969)
- Shelley Duvall, American actress, writer, and producer (1949–2024)
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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