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9 March 2016 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 9 March 2016 was a Wednesday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “7 Years” by Lukas Graham.
- Top Film of 2016
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2016 was Captain America: Civil War.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 9 March is Pisces.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 9 March 2016 fell in the Year of the Monkey.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for March is Aquamarine.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 9 March 2016 was New Moon.
On this day: 9 March
- 1997 Comet Hale–Bopp: Observers in China, Mongolia and eastern Siberia are treated to a rare double feature as an eclipse permits Hale-Bopp to be seen during the day.
- 2000 Nupedia, a multi-language online encyclopedia, is launched.
- 2011 Space Shuttle Discovery makes its final landing after 39 flights.
- 2012 A truce between the Salvadoran government and gangs in the country goes into effect when 30 gang leaders are transferred to lower security prisons.
- 2020 Giuseppe Conte, Prime Minister of Italy, announces in a televised address and signs the decree imposing the first nationwide COVID-19 lockdown in the world.
Famous people born on 9 March
- Chad Gilbert, American musician, songwriter, and producer (1981–2026)
- Oscar Isaac, Guatemalan-American actor (born 1979)
- Brittany Snow, American actress and producer (born 1986)
- Kimberly Guilfoyle, American lawyer and journalist (born 1969)
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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