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5 November 2016 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 5 November 2016 was a Saturday.
- 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 5 November is Scorpio.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 5 November 2016 fell in the Year of the Monkey.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for November is Topaz.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 5 November 2016 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 5 November
- 2007 China's first lunar satellite, Chang'e 1, goes into orbit around the Moon.
- 2007 The Android mobile operating system is unveiled by Google.
- 2013 India launches the Mars Orbiter Mission, its first interplanetary probe.
- 2015 Rona Ambrose takes over after Stephen Harper as the Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada.
- 2024 Donald Trump becomes the first president of the United States to be elected to a non-consecutive second term in 132 years, since Grover Cleveland won the 1892 election.
Famous people born on November 5
- Odell Beckham Jr., American football player (born 1992)
- Virat Kohli, Indian cricketer (born 1988)
- Sam Rockwell, American actor (born 1968)
- Sam Shepard, American playwright and actor (1943–2017)
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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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