What happened on Friday May 06, 2016?

Here's what happened on May 06, 2016:

• North Korea Holds Rare Party Congress The Workers' Party of Korea, North Korea's ruling party, convened its first party congress in nearly 40 years amid increasing international sanctions following recent missile launches, signaling potential strategic shifts in the regime's approach.
• Syrian Civil War: Aleppo Offensive Deadly Clashes During the Syrian Civil War, intense clashes in Khan Tuman, south of Aleppo, resulted in over 72 fatalities involving Al-Nusra Front and Syrian government forces. The battle highlighted the ongoing brutal conflict and significant loss of life in the region.
• Sadiq Khan Becomes London's First Muslim Mayor Sadiq Khan made history by being elected as London's Mayor, succeeding Boris Johnson and becoming the first Muslim to hold this prominent political position in the United Kingdom's capital city.
• SpaceX Achieves Another Successful Falcon 9 Landing SpaceX demonstrated continued technological prowess by successfully launching and landing a Falcon 9 rocket's first stage on a floating barge while delivering a Japanese communications satellite JCSAT-14 into geostationary orbit.
• Philippine Election Campaign Tensions During the 2016 Philippine Presidential Election, supporters of candidates Grace Poe and Mar Roxas escalated campaign tensions by creating competing online petitions on Change.org, urging each candidate to withdraw from the race.
• Maryland Shooting Incidents A series of violent shooting incidents occurred in Montgomery County, Maryland, resulting in multiple casualties. A man was killed in the Westfield Montgomery Mall parking lot, another man was critically injured, and a woman was wounded. A subsequent shooting at a nearby grocery store resulted in another fatality, with police investigating potential connections between the incidents.
• Australia Defends Manus Island Detention Centre Mike Pezzullo, head of Australia's Department of Immigration, defended the continued operation of the Manus Island asylum seeker detention centre, despite a Papua New Guinea Supreme Court ruling declaring it unconstitutional.
• Tragic Death of Footballer Patrick Ekeng Patrick Ekeng, a Cameroonian footballer playing for FC Dinamo Bucuresti, tragically died after collapsing during an international match, highlighting the potential health risks athletes face.

Events in 2016

May 06, 2016: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

Newspapers from May. 06, 2016

May 06, 2016: What were the stock market quotes and exchange rates that day?

Stock market quotes on May 06, 2016:

• ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $87.46
• Apple AAPL: opens at $93.37
• Microsoft MSFT: opens at $49.92
• General Electric GE: opens at $29.68
• International Business Machines IBM: opens at $144.86

Exchange Rates on May 06, 2016:

• 1 USD = 0.8767 EUR
• 1 USD = 107.094 JPY
• 1 USD = 0.6931 GBP
• 1 USD = 1.3555 AUD
• 1 USD = 1.2906 CAD

May 06, 2016: What were the main match results that day?

Division 2 - Football (France)

• Ajaccio - Sochaux : 0 - 2
• Auxerre - Le Havre : 1 - 3
• Bourg Peronnas - Lens : 2 - 1
• Clermont - Brest : 2 - 0
• Metz - Tours : 2 - 1

Premier League - UK Soccer

• Inverness C - Dundee United : 2 - 3

Serie B - Football (Italy)

• Bari - Cagliari : 0 - 3

Liga I - Football (Portugal)

• Pacos Ferreira - Tondela : 1 - 4

May 06, 2016 was a Friday and it was the 127th day of the year 2016 in the Gregorian calendar.

May 06, 2016 can also be written as 5/6/2016 in the US and as 6/5/2016 in UK and Europe.

May 06, 2016 in May 2016 calendar

Famous people died on May 06, 2016:

• Candye Kane

Famous people who died in 2016

Famous people who died on May 6th

May 06, 2016: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on May 06, 2016 was Panda by Desiigner, according to the music chart for the week May 2nd and May 8th.

1. Desiigner - Panda
2. Lukas Graham - 7 Years
3. Drake Featuring WizKid & Kyla - One Dance
4. Rihanna Featuring Drake - Work
5. Mike Posner - I Took A Pill In Ibiza

May 06, 2016: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on May 06, 2016 was Panda by Desiigner, according to the music chart for the week May 2nd and May 8th.

1. Desiigner - Panda
2. Drake Featuring WizKid & Kyla - One Dance
3. Rihanna Featuring Drake - Work
4. G-Eazy x Bebe Rexha - Me, Myself & I
5. Prince And The Revolution - Purple Rain

The Zodiac and Astrological sign for May 6th is Taurus.

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May 06, 2016: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

The Chinese Zodiac sign for May 06, 2016 is Monkey and the associated element is Fire.

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Moon phase

The moon phase on May 06, 2016 was New Moon.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on May 06, 2016 and is determined by the portion of the Moon's illuminated surface that is visible from Earth.

An observer located in New York City on May 06, 2016 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 2% full, rising at 05:55 am and setting at 09:05 pm.

The previous full moon was on Apr 22, 2016 while the next full moon would come on May 21, 2016.

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Your place in the Universe on May 06, 2016

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Someone born on May 06, 2016 is:

9 years and 8 days old,

or 108 months and 8 days old,

or 470 weeks and 5 days old,

or 3295 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on May 06, 2016?

There are 357 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Wednesday May 6th 2026.

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on May 06, 2016?

You belong to the Gen Alpha generation if you were born on May 06, 2016.

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