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11 December 2016 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 11 December 2016 was a Sunday.
- Irish Chart Song in 2016
- The Irish chart song for 2016 was “One Dance” by Drake.
- Top Film of 2016
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2016 was Captain America: Civil War.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 11 December is Sagittarius.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 11 December 2016 fell in the Year of the Monkey.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for December is Turquoise.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 11 December 2016 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 11 December
- 2006 The International Conference to Review the Global Vision of the Holocaust is opened in Tehran, Iran, by then-president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad; nations such as Israel and the United States express concern.
- 2008 Bernie Madoff is arrested and charged with securities fraud in a $50 billion Ponzi scheme.
- 2009 Finnish game developer Rovio Entertainment releases the hit mobile game Angry Birds internationally on iOS.
- 2019 The results of the 2019 Bougainvillean independence referendum are announced. The results are overwhelmingly one-sided. Over 98% of voters vote for Bougainville's independence.
- 2020 The Food and Drug Administration issues an Emergency Use Authorization on the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, the first COVID-19 vaccine to be approved by the agency.
Famous people born on 11 December
- Hailee Steinfeld, American actress, singer and songwriter (born 1996)
- Jermaine Jackson, American singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (born 1954)
- Osho, Indian guru, mystic, and educator (1931–1990)
- Colleen Hoover, American author (born 1979)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2016 in Ireland
A selection from Wikipedia's '2016 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.
- 26 February – The 2016 general election was held.
- 10 March – The 32nd Dáil met for the first time. Talks on government formation began and continued until 6 May.
- 27 March – (Easter Sunday) – The Easter Rising centenary parade took place in Dublin.
Life in Ireland in 2016
Taoiseach
Enda Kenny
Petrol (per litre)
€1.28/L
Loaf of Bread
€1.52
Average House
€230,000
Weekly Wage
€460
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