Born on 21 December 2016

At A Glance

21 December 2016 at a glance

Day of the week

21 December 2016 was a Wednesday.

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 21 December is Sagittarius.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 21 December 2016 fell in the Year of the Monkey.

Birthstone

The birthstone for December is Turquoise.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 21 December 2016 was Last Quarter.

On this day: 21 December

• 1995 The city of Bethlehem passes from Israeli to Palestinian control.
• 1999 The Spanish Civil Guard intercepts a van loaded with 950 kg of explosives that ETA intended to use to blow up Torre Picasso in Madrid, Spain.
• 2012 2012 phenomenon: Festivities are held in parts of Mesoamerica to commemorate the conclusion of b'ak'tun 13, a roughly 5,126-year-long cycle in the Mesoamerican Long Count Calendar whose passing many New Age spiritualists had earlier held to portend a variety of cataclysmic or transformative events.
• 2020 A great conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn occurs, with the two planets separated in the sky by 0.1 degrees. This is the closest conjunction between the two planets since 1623.
• 2022 A Vega C rocket carrying two Pléiades Neo satellites fails after liftoff.

Famous people born on 21 December

• Jane Fonda, American actress and activist (born 1937)
• Madelyn Cline, American actress and model (born 1997)
• Samuel L. Jackson, American actor and producer (born 1948)
• Emmanuel Macron, French politician, 25th President of France (born 1977)

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