Born on 16 January 2015

At A Glance

16 January 2015 at a glance

Day of the week

16 January 2015 was a Friday.

Irish Chart Song in 2015

The Irish chart song for 2015 was “Love Me Like You Do” by Ellie Goulding.

Top Film of 2015

The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2015 was Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

Star sign

The star sign for 16 January is Capricorn.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 16 January 2015 fell in the Year of the Horse.

Birthstone

The birthstone for January is Garnet.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 16 January 2015 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 16 January

• 2006 Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is sworn in as Liberia's new president. She becomes Africa's first female elected head of state.
• 2011 Syrian civil war: The Movement for a Democratic Society (TEV-DEM) is established with the stated goal of re-organizing Syria along the lines of democratic confederalism.
• 2012 The Mali War begins when Tuareg militias start fighting the Malian government for independence.
• 2020 The first impeachment of Donald Trump formally moves into its trial phase in the United States Senate.
• 2020 The United States Senate ratifies the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement as a replacement for NAFTA.

Famous people born on 16 January

• Aaliyah, American singer and actress (1979–2001)
• Lin-Manuel Miranda, American actor, playwright, and composer (born 1980)
• Sade, Nigerian-English singer-songwriter and producer (born 1959)
• Sidharth Malhotra, Indian actor (born 1985)

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