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16 February 2020 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 16 February 2020 was a Sunday.
- Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
- The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “The Box” by Roddy Ricch.
- Top Film of 2020
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2020 was Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 16 February is Aquarius.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 16 February 2020 fell in the Year of the Rat.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for February is Amethyst.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 16 February 2020 was Last Quarter.
On this day: 16 February
- 1986 The Soviet liner MS Mikhail Lermontov runs aground in the Marlborough Sounds, New Zealand.
- 2005 The Kyoto Protocol comes into force, following its ratification by Russia.
- 2005 The National Hockey League cancels the entire 2004–05 regular season and playoffs.
- 2006 The last Mobile army surgical hospital (MASH) is decommissioned by the United States Army.
- 2021 Five thousand people gathered in the town of Kherrata, Bejaia Province to mark the second anniversary of the Hirak protest movement. Demonstrations had been suspended because of the COVID-19 pandemic in Algeria.
Famous people born on February 16
- Jon Ossoff, American politician and filmmaker (born 1987)
- Elizabeth Olsen, American actress (born 1989)
- The Weeknd, Canadian singer-songwriter and producer (born 1990)
- Mahershala Ali, American actor (born 1974)
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Events of 2020 in the United States
A selection from Wikipedia's '2020 in the United States'. Not a complete list.
- January 29 – COVID-19 pandemic: President Donald Trump establishes the White House Coronavirus Task Force.
- January 29 – President Trump signs the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA).
- February 9 – The 92nd Academy Awards, the second in a row with no official host, are held at Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.
Life in the US in 2020
President
Donald Trump
Gas (per gallon)
$2.17
Loaf of Bread
$2.50
Average House
$374,900
Weekly Wage
$984
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