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5 October 2016 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 5 October 2016 was a Wednesday.
- 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 October is Libra.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 5 October 2016 fell in the Year of the Monkey.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for October is Opal.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 5 October 2016 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 5 October
- 1984 Marc Garneau becomes the first Canadian in space.
- 1988 A Chilean opposition coalition defeats Augusto Pinochet in his re-election attempt.
- 1990 After 150 years The Herald newspaper in Melbourne, Australia, is published for the last time as a separate newspaper.
- 2000 Mass demonstrations in Serbia force the resignation of Slobodan Milošević.
- 2021 Windows 11 is released to the general public.
Famous people born on October 5
- Travis Kelce, American football player (born 1989)
- Imran Khan, Pakistani cricketer and politician, 22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan (born 1952)
- Kate Winslet, English actress (born 1975)
- Jacob Tremblay, Canadian actor (born 2006)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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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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