At A Glance

1 December 2015 at a glance

Day of the week
1 December 2015 was a Tuesday.
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Hello” by Adele.
Top Film of 2015
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2015 was Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
Top-Rated TV Show
“NCIS” (CBS) was No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings for the 2015–16 season.
Star sign
The star sign for 1 December is Sagittarius.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 1 December 2015 fell in the Year of the Goat.
Birthstone
The birthstone for December is Turquoise.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 1 December 2015 was Waning Gibbous.

On this day: 1 December

  • 2011 The Alma-Ata Metro was opened.
  • 2018 The Oulu Police informed the public about the first offence of the much larger child sexual exploitation in Oulu, Finland.
  • 2019 Arsenal Women 11–1 Bristol City Women breaks the record for most goals scored in a FA Women's Super League match, with Vivianne Miedema involved in ten of the eleven Arsenal goals.
  • 2019 The outbreak of coronavirus infection begins in Wuhan.
  • 2020 The Arecibo Telescope collapses.

Famous people born on December 1

  • Zoë Kravitz, American actress, singer, and model (born 1988)
  • Riz Ahmed, English actor and rapper (born 1982)
  • Richard Pryor, American comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter (1940–2005)
  • Robert Irwin, Australian conservationist and television personality (born 2003)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 2015 in the United States

A selection from Wikipedia's '2015 in the United States'. Not a complete list.

  • January 12 – A federal judge rules that South Dakota's ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, and immediately stays the ruling.
  • January 18 – K.C. Undercover and Star vs. the Forces of Evil debuts on Disney Channel and Disney XD.
  • February 22 – The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences hold the 87th Academy Awards in the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, hosted by Neil Patrick Harris. The telecast garners nearly 37.3 million viewers.

Life in the US in 2015

President

Barack Obama

Gas (per gallon)

$2.43

Loaf of Bread

$1.98

Average House

$294,000

Weekly Wage

$818

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