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7 February 2016 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 7 February 2016 was a Sunday.
- Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
- The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Sorry” by Justin Bieber.
- 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 7 February is Aquarius.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 7 February 2016 fell in the Year of the Goat.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for February is Amethyst.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 7 February 2016 was Waning Crescent.
On this day: 7 February
- 2012 President Mohamed Nasheed of the Republic of Maldives resigns, after 23 days of anti-governmental protests calling for the release of the Chief Judge unlawfully arrested by the military.
- 2013 The U.S. state of Mississippi officially certifies the Thirteenth Amendment, becoming the last state to approve the abolition of slavery. The Thirteenth Amendment was formally ratified by Mississippi in 1995.
- 2014 Scientists announce that the Happisburgh footprints in Norfolk, England, date back to more than 800,000 years ago, making them the oldest known hominid footprints outside Africa.
- 2016 North Korea launches Kwangmyŏngsŏng-4 into outer space violating multiple UN treaties and prompting condemnation from around the world.
- 2021 The 2021 Uttarakhand flood begins.
Famous people born on February 7
- James Spader, American actor and producer (born 1960)
- Matthew Stafford, American football player (born 1988)
- Ashton Kutcher, American model, actor, producer, and entrepreneur (born 1978)
- Omar Marmoush, Egyptian footballer (born 1999)
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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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