At A Glance

16 April 2019 at a glance

Day of the week
16 April 2019 was a Tuesday.
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Old Town Road” by Lil Nas X.
Top Film of 2019
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2019 was Avengers: Endgame.
Star sign
The star sign for 16 April is Aries.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 16 April 2019 fell in the Year of the Pig.
Birthstone
The birthstone for April is Diamond.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 16 April 2019 was Waxing 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 2019 in the United States

A selection from Wikipedia's '2019 in the United States'. Not a complete list.

  • March 8 – Captain Marvel, directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, is released by Marvel Studios as the 21st film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). It becomes the fifth-highest-grossing film of 2019 during its run, earning $1.128 billion worldwide.
  • March 13 – Boeing grounds its entire global fleet of 737 Max aircraft in response to evidence gathered following the crashes of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 and Lion Air Flight 610.
  • April 5 – Shazam!, directed by David F. Sandberg, is released as the seventh film in the DC Extended Universe.

Life in the US in 2019

President

Donald Trump

Gas (per gallon)

$2.60

Loaf of Bread

$2.30

Average House

$363,300

Weekly Wage

$932

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