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16 April 2017 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 16 April 2017 was a Sunday.
- Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
- The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Shape of You” by Ed Sheeran.
- Top Film of 2017
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2017 was Star Wars: The Last Jedi.
- Top-Rated TV Show
- “The Big Bang Theory” (CBS) was No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings for the 2017–18 season.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 16 April is Aries.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 16 April 2017 fell in the Year of the Rooster.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for April is Diamond.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 16 April 2017 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 2017 in the United States
A selection from Wikipedia's '2017 in the United States'. Not a complete list.
- January 24 – The nominees for the 89th Academy Awards are announced. The nominees for Best Picture are Arrival, Fences, Hacksaw Ridge, Hell or High Water, Hidden Figures, La La Land, Lion, Manchester by the Sea, and Moonlight.
- February 26 – The 89th Academy Awards, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, are held at Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, with Barry Jenkins' Moonlight winning Best Picture.
- May 5 – Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, directed by James Gunn, is released by Marvel Studios as the 15th film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and the sequel to 2014's Guardians of the Galaxy.
Life in the US in 2017
President
Donald Trump
Gas (per gallon)
$2.42
Loaf of Bread
$2.08
Average House
$323,100
Weekly Wage
$869
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