Born on 8 November 2016

At A Glance

8 November 2016 at a glance

Day of the week

8 November 2016 was a Tuesday.

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 8 November is Scorpio.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 8 November 2016 fell in the Year of the Monkey.

Birthstone

The birthstone for November is Topaz.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 8 November 2016 was First Quarter.

On this day: 8 November

• 2011 The potentially hazardous asteroid 2005 YU55 passes 0.85 lunar distances from Earth (about 324,600 kilometres or 201,700 miles), the closest known approach by an asteroid of its brightness since 2010 XC15 in 1976.
• 2016 Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi publicly announces the withdrawal of ₹500 and ₹1000 denomination banknotes.
• 2016 Donald Trump is elected the 45th President of the United States, defeating Hillary Clinton, the first woman ever to receive a major party's nomination.
• 2017 The Louvre Abu Dhabi was inaugurated by the French president Emmanuel Macron and then-crown prince of Abu Dhabi Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
• 2020 Myanmar holds the 2020 general election, re-electing a government led by the National League for Democracy, which is deposed by the Burmese military the following February during the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état.

Famous people born on 8 November

• Matthew Rhys, Welsh actor (born 1974)
• Gordon Ramsay, British chef, restaurateur, and television host/personality (born 1966)
• Parker Posey, American actress (born 1968)
• Minnie Riperton, American singer-songwriter (1947–1979)

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