Born on 31 December 2016

At A Glance

31 December 2016 at a glance

Day of the week

31 December 2016 was a Saturday.

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 31 December is Capricorn.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 31 December 2016 fell in the Year of the Monkey.

Birthstone

The birthstone for December is Turquoise.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 31 December 2016 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 31 December

• 2009 Both a blue moon and a lunar eclipse occur.
• 2011 NASA succeeds in putting the first of two Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory satellites in orbit around the Moon.
• 2015 A fire breaks out at the Downtown Address Hotel in Downtown Dubai, United Arab Emirates, located near the Burj Khalifa, two hours before the fireworks display is due to commence. Sixteen injuries were reported; one had a heart attack, another suffered a major injury, and fourteen others with minor injuries.
• 2019 The World Health Organization is informed of cases of pneumonia with an unknown cause, detected in Wuhan. This later turned out to be COVID-19, the cause of the COVID-19 pandemic.
• 2020 The World Health Organization issues its first emergency use validation for a COVID-19 vaccine.

Famous people born on 31 December

• Val Kilmer, American actor (1959–2025)
• Sophia Laforteza, Filipino-American singer (born 2002)
• Alex Ferguson, Scottish footballer and manager (born 1941)
• Charles Edward Stuart, Scottish claimant to the throne of England (1720–1788)

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