At A Glance

30 November 2016 at a glance

Day of the week
30 November 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 30 November is Sagittarius.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 30 November 2016 fell in the Year of the Monkey.
Birthstone
The birthstone for November is Topaz.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 30 November 2016 was New Moon.

On this day: 30 November

  • 1999 Exxon and Mobil sign a US$73.7 billion agreement to merge, thus creating ExxonMobil, the world's largest company.
  • 2000 NASA launches STS-97, the 101st Space Shuttle mission.
  • 2005 John Sentamu becomes the first black archbishop in the Church of England with his enthronement as the 97th Archbishop of York.
  • 2021 Barbados becomes a republic.
  • 2022 The generative AI chatbot ChatGPT is launched by OpenAI.

Famous people born on 30 November

  • Kaley Cuoco, American actress (born 1985)
  • Winston Churchill, English colonel, journalist, and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Nobel Prize laureate (1874–1965)
  • Ridley Scott, English director, producer, and production designer (born 1937)
  • Ben Stiller, American actor, director, producer and screenwriter (born 1965)

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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.
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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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