At A Glance

16 April 2014 at a glance

Day of the week
16 April 2014 was a Wednesday.
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Happy” by Pharrell Williams.
Top Film of 2014
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2014 was Transformers: Age of Extinction.
Top-Rated TV Show
“Sunday Night Football” (NBC) was No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings for the 2014–15 season.
Star sign
The star sign for 16 April is Aries.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 16 April 2014 fell in the Year of the Horse.
Birthstone
The birthstone for April is Diamond.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 16 April 2014 was Waning Gibbous.

On this day: 16 April

  • 2001 India and Bangladesh begin a five-day border conflict, but are unable to resolve the disputes about their border.
  • 2003 The Treaty of Accession is signed in Athens admitting ten new member states to the European Union.
  • 2012 The trial for Anders Behring Breivik, the perpetrator of the 2011 Norway attacks, begins in Oslo, Norway.
  • 2012 The Pulitzer Prize winners are announced. It was the first time since 1977 that no book won the Fiction Prize.
  • 2024 The historic Børsen in Copenhagen, Denmark, is severely damaged by a fire.

Famous people born on April 16

  • Sadie Sink, American actress (born 2002)
  • Anya Taylor-Joy, Argentine-British actress (born 1996)
  • Charlie Chaplin, English actor, director, producer, screenwriter, and composer (1889–1977)
  • Bill Belichick, American football coach (born 1952)

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Events of 2014 in the United States

A selection from Wikipedia's '2014 in the United States'. Not a complete list.

  • February 7 – The Lego Movie is released in theaters.
  • July 26 – Henry Danger debuts on Nickelodeon.
  • August 1 – Guardians of the Galaxy, directed by James Gunn, is released by Marvel Studios as the tenth film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).
More events of 2014 →Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Life in the US in 2014

President

Barack Obama

Gas (per gallon)

$3.37

Loaf of Bread

$1.98

Average House

$285,900

Weekly Wage

$796

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