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8 October 2016 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 8 October 2016 was a Saturday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “Say You Won't Let Go” by James Arthur.
- Top Film of 2016
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2016 was Captain America: Civil War.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 8 October is Libra.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 8 October 2016 fell in the Year of the Monkey.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for October is Opal.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 8 October 2016 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 8 October
- 1982 Poland bans Solidarity and all other trade unions.
- 1991 Upon the expiration of the Brioni Agreement, Croatia and Slovenia sever all official relations with Yugoslavia.
- 2001 U.S. president George W. Bush announces the establishment of the Office of Homeland Security.
- 2019 About 200 Extinction Rebellion activists block the gates of Leinster House (parliament) in the Republic of Ireland.
- 2020 Second Nagorno-Karabakh War: Azerbaijan twice deliberately targeted the Church of the Holy Savior Ghazanchetsots of Shusha.
Famous people born on 8 October
- Matt Damon, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (born 1970)
- Bruno Mars, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (born 1985)
- Zheng Qinwen, Chinese tennis player (born 2002)
- Sigourney Weaver, American actress and producer (born 1949)
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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