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7 September 2016 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 7 September 2016 was a Wednesday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “Closer” by The Chainsmokers ft. Halsey.
- Top Film of 2016
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2016 was Captain America: Civil War.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 7 September is Virgo.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 7 September 2016 fell in the Year of the Monkey.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 7 September 2016 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 7 September
- 2005 Egypt holds its first-ever multi-party presidential election.
- 2008 The United States government takes control of the two largest mortgage financing companies in the US, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
- 2019 Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov and 66 others are released in a prisoner exchange between Ukraine and Russia.
- 2021 Bitcoin becomes legal tender in El Salvador.
- 2021 The National Unity Government of Myanmar declares a people's defensive war against the military junta during the Myanmar civil war.
Famous people born on 7 September
- Elizabeth I (1533–1603)
- Evan Rachel Wood, American actress and singer (born 1987)
- Gracie Abrams, American singer-songwriter (born 1999)
- Oliver Hudson, American actor (born 1976)
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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