At A Glance

16 October 2015 at a glance

Day of the week
16 October 2015 was a Friday.
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “The Hills” by The Weeknd.
Top Film of 2015
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2015 was Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
Top-Rated TV Show
“NCIS” (CBS) was No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings for the 2015–16 season.
Star sign
The star sign for 16 October is Libra.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 16 October 2015 fell in the Year of the Goat.
Birthstone
The birthstone for October is Opal.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 16 October 2015 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 16 October

  • 1995 The Million Man March takes place in Washington, D.C. About 837,000 attend.
  • 1995 The Skye Bridge in Scotland is opened.
  • 1999 The magnitude 7.1 Hector Mine earthquake strikes Southern California
  • 2002 The Bibliotheca Alexandrina opens in Egypt, commemorating the ancient library of Alexandria.
  • 2017 Storm Ophelia strikes the U.K. and Ireland causing major damage and power loss.

Famous people born on October 16

  • Tim Robbins, American actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1958)
  • Naomi Osaka, Japanese tennis player (born 1997)
  • Angela Lansbury, English-American actress, singer, and producer (1925–2022)
  • Oscar Wilde, Irish playwright, novelist, and poet (1854–1900)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 2015 in the United States

A selection from Wikipedia's '2015 in the United States'. Not a complete list.

  • January 12 – A federal judge rules that South Dakota's ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, and immediately stays the ruling.
  • January 18 – K.C. Undercover and Star vs. the Forces of Evil debuts on Disney Channel and Disney XD.
  • February 22 – The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences hold the 87th Academy Awards in the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, hosted by Neil Patrick Harris. The telecast garners nearly 37.3 million viewers.
More events of 2015 →Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Life in the US in 2015

President

Barack Obama

Gas (per gallon)

$2.43

Loaf of Bread

$1.98

Average House

$294,000

Weekly Wage

$818

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