At A Glance

16 March 2023 at a glance

Day of the week
16 March 2023 was a Thursday.
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Die for You” by The Weeknd and Ariana Grande.
Top Film of 2023
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2023 was Barbie.
Star sign
The star sign for 16 March is Pisces.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 16 March 2023 fell in the Year of the Rabbit.
Birthstone
The birthstone for March is Aquamarine.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 16 March 2023 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 16 March

  • 2005 Israel officially hands over Jericho to Palestinian control.
  • 2010 The Kasubi Tombs, Uganda's only cultural World Heritage Site, are destroyed in a fire.
  • 2012 Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar becomes the first batter in history to score 100 centuries in international cricket.
  • 2014 Crimea votes in a controversial referendum to secede from Ukraine to join Russia.
  • 2022 Mariupol theatre airstrike during the siege of Mariupol.

Famous people born on March 16

  • Mark Carney, Canadian economist and politician, Prime Minister of Canada (born 1965)
  • Alexandra Daddario, American actress (born 1986)
  • Lauren Graham, American actress and producer (born 1967)
  • Alan Tudyk, American actor (born 1971)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 2023 in the United States

A selection from Wikipedia's '2023 in the United States'. Not a complete list.

  • March 12 – The 95th Academy Awards, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, are held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert's Everything Everywhere All at Once lead the nominations with eleven. The film wins seven of those awards, including Best Picture.
  • April 20 – Elon Musk's SpaceX launches its first test flight of Starship. The device explodes shortly after launch.
  • July 5 – Meta Platforms launches Threads as a direct competitor to Twitter.
More events of 2023 →Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Life in the US in 2023

President

Joe Biden

Gas (per gallon)

$3.53

Loaf of Bread

$2.96

Average House

$412,300

Weekly Wage

$1,108

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