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19 September 2016 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 19 September 2016 was a Monday.
- Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
- The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Closer” by The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey.
- Top Film of 2016
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2016 was Captain America: Civil War.
- Top-Rated TV Show
- “The Big Bang Theory” (CBS) was No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings for the 2016–17 season.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 19 September is Virgo.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 19 September 2016 fell in the Year of the Monkey.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 19 September 2016 was Waning Gibbous.
On this day: 19 September
- 2010 The leaking oil well in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill is sealed.
- 2011 Mariano Rivera of the New York Yankees surpasses Trevor Hoffman to become Major League Baseball's all-time career saves leader with 602.
- 2021 The Cumbre Vieja volcano, on the island of La Palma in the Canary Islands, erupts. The eruption lasts for almost three months, ending on December 13.
- 2022 The state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom is held at Westminster Abbey, London.
- 2023 Azerbaijan launches a military offensive against the Republic of Artsakh in the Nagorno-Karabakh region; this leads to the flight of the Armenian population.
Famous people born on September 19
- Cass Elliot, American singer-songwriter, actress, comedian, and television personality (1941–1974)
- Jeremy Irons, English actor, winner of multiple accolades (Oscar, Tony, Emmy, Golden Globe) (born 1948)
- Palmer Luckey, American entrepreneur (born 1992)
- Jimmy Fallon, American comedian, television host, actor, singer, writer, and producer (born 1974)
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Events of 2016 in the United States
A selection from Wikipedia's '2016 in the United States'. Not a complete list.
- January 10 – 73rd Golden Globe Awards: The Revenant wins the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama, with Leonardo DiCaprio winning the award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama and Alejandro G. Iñárritu winning Best Director.
- January 14 – The nominees for the 88th Academy Awards are announced at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, California. The nominees for Best Picture are The Big Short, Bridge of Spies, Brooklyn, Mad Max: Fury Road, The Martian, The Revenant, Room, and Spotlight.
- March 4 – Walt Disney Animation Studios' 55th feature film, Zootopia, is released in theatres to acclaim as the studio's most critically well-received film since 1994's The Lion King.
Life in the US in 2016
President
Barack Obama
Gas (per gallon)
$2.14
Loaf of Bread
$1.99
Average House
$307,800
Weekly Wage
$843
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