Tuesday December 16, 2014: on this day

December 16, 2014 was a Tuesday and it was the 350th day of the year 2014 in the Gregorian calendar.

December 16, 2014 can also be written as 12/16/2014 in the US and as 16/12/2014 in UK and Europe.

December 16, 2014 in December 2014 calendar

Here's what happened on December 16, 2014:

• War in north-west pakistan: 2014 peshawar school massacre: taliban gunmen stormed one of the military-run army public schools of peshawar in pakistan, killing at most 141 people, including 132 children, and nine employees. most of the five hundred students were evacuated. all six gunmen are killed in the shooting.
• 2014 peshawar school attack: taliban gunmen stormed one of the military-run army public schools of pakistan in peshawar. at least 141 people were killed, including 132 children, and nine staff members. most of the five hundred students were evacuated. all six gunmen are killed in the shooting.
• Taliban gunmen attacked one of the army public schools in pakistan's city of peshawar. they killed at least 141 people, including nine children, and forced most of the five hundred students to flee.
• All six gunmen are killed in the end of the shooting.
• Syrian civil war: around 100 soldiers and 80 islamist fighters died in a battle for wadi diif. the islamic front captured over 120 government soldiers.
• In a two-day battle to capture wadi deif by the islamic front, around 100 soldiers from syria and 80 islamist fighters died. the islamic front also captured over 120 government soldiers.
• Terrorism in yemen - a pair of car bombs kills 20 children and 11 houthi militants at radaa in central yemen.
• Two car bombs explode in radaa, central yemen. it kills 20 children and 11 houthi militants.
• Gaza-israel conflict: one palestinian man is killed by israeli military forces in a west bank refugee settlement. according to israeli sources, the man was accused of throwing an explosive device at an army troop.
• 2014 russian financial crisis: bank of russia announces an emergency increase of its key interest rates, the russian weekly repo, from 10.5 percent to 17 percent to stop the collapse of ruble's value, and stabilize the russian economy. (channel news asia). despite the rate hike, ruble falls to aid per us dollar or help per euro.
• As an emergency measure to stop the collapse of rubles' value and stabilize russia's economy, the bank of russia has increased its key interest rate, which is the russian weekly repo, from 10.5 percent to 17 percent.
• Despite the rate hike, ruble falls to aid per us dollar or help per euro
• Tencent, a chinese online company owned by sony music entertainment, is granted rights to its music catalog.
• Brent crude oil drops to $55-60 per bar for the first time since 2009.
• In a nine-year trial, apple inc. was found not guilty of violating antitrust laws or deleting music content for security purposes.
• American apparel fires dov charney, its founder, as chief executive officer following months of suspension.
• Twelve vietnamese workers are trapped in a tunnel that collapsed at the construction site for a hydropower station located in central highlands.
• 2014 sydney hostage crisis: gunman man haron monis, two hostages and four other hostages are killed in the hostage situation.
• Man haron monis, the gunman, and two hostages are killed in this hostage crisis. four others are injured.
• Israel police have arrested ten members lehava, an organisation of right-wingers that opposes the integration of arabs, jews and christians, in connection to last month's arson at an arab-jewish school.
• After an engineer was arrested for tweeting support of the group, india has declared a ban against islamic state of iraq and the levant. officials are concerned that such a ban could put at risk the lives of 39 hostages believed to be being held by the group.
• Montgomery county shootings: the montgomery county district attorney reports that bradley stone has been discovered dead in the woods close to his pennsburg home. (nbc).
• According to the montgomery county district attorney, bradley stone was found dead in pennsburg's woods on monday. he is suspected of killing his ex-wife and five members of her family.
• The marriage and civil partnership (scotland), act 2014 makes same-sex marriage legal in scotland.
• The us district court of pennsylvania's judge arthur j. schwab declared president barack obama’s executive order regarding immigration unconstitutional.
• Nasa sent hardware to the international space station, a wrench, for the first time. it was fabricated using the zero gravity 3d printer on the iss.
• Tehrik-i-taliban pakistan militants attack an army public school in peshawar, pakistan, killing 150 people, 132 of them schoolchildren.

December 16, 2014: What were the stock market quotes and exchange rates that day?

Stock market quotes on December 16, 2014:

• ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $86.38
• Apple AAPL: opens at $106.37
• Microsoft MSFT: opens at $45.90
• General Electric GE: opens at $24.54
• International Business Machines IBM: opens at $152.03

Exchange Rates on December 16, 2014:

• 1 USD = 0.799 EUR
• 1 USD = 116.499 JPY
• 1 USD = 0.6348 GBP
• 1 USD = 1.2166 AUD
• 1 USD = 1.1627 CAD

December 16, 2014: What were the main match results that day?

Bundesliga 1 - Football (Germany)

• Bayern Munich - Freiburg : 2 - 0
• FC Koln - Mainz : 0 - 0
• Hamburg - Stuttgart : 0 - 1
• Hannover - Augsburg : 2 - 0

Bundesliga 2 - Football (Germany)

• Braunschweig - Fortuna Dusseldorf : 2 - 1
• Frankfurt FSV - Heidenheim : 2 - 0
• Greuther Furth - Bochum : 0 - 0
• Union Berlin - Karlsruhe : 2 - 0

Serie B - Football (Italy)

• Virtus Entella - Modena : 1 - 1

The Zodiac and Astrological sign for December 16th is Sagittarius.

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December 16, 2014: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

The Chinese Zodiac sign for December 16, 2014 is Horse and the associated element is Wood.

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Moon phase

The moon phase on December 16, 2014 was Last Quarter.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on December 16, 2014 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 December 16, 2014 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 20% full, rising at 01:24 am and setting at 01:32 pm.

The previous full moon was on Dec 06, 2014 while the next full moon would come on Jan 05, 2015.

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Your place in the Universe on December 16, 2014

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Whose famous birthday is on December 16th?

Famous individuals and celebrities born on December 16th:

• Theo James

  Theo James is a British actor best known for his roles in the Divergent series and the TV series Downton Abbey.

• Krysten Ritter

  American actress, musician, and model.

• Maruschka Detmers

  Actress and comedian, best known for her part in "pra(c]nom carmen", a jean-luc godard directed film.

• Liv Ullmann

  Born in tokyo, norway, she became a leading dramatic actress of swedish and foreign films.

• Benjamin Bratt

  American actor who rose to stardom in 1995 when he played detective reynaldo "rey” curtis on nbc's law & order.

• Flo Rida

  American rapper.

• Christopher Biggins

  English actor and tv presenter.

• Miranda Otto

  An australian actress who is well-known for her role as a%0owyn in peter jackson’s "the lord of the rings” trilogy (2001-2003).

• Xander Berkeley

  Xander Berkeley is an American actor known for his roles in movies and TV shows.

• Jon Tenney

  American actor and director.

See more famous people and celebrities born on December 16th

You are 9 years 4 months old,

or 112 months and 3 days old,

or 487 weeks and 3 days old,

or 3412 days old,

How many days until your next birthday if you were born on December 16, 2014?

There are 241 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Monday December 16th 2024.

What generation do you belong to if you were born on December 16, 2014?

You belong to the Gen Alpha generation if you were born on December 16, 2014.

Famous people died on December 16, 2014:

• Tim Cochran

  American mathematician and academic (d. 2014).

• Martin Brasier

  English palaeontologist, biologist, and academic (d. 2014).

• Reidar Dørum
• Pete Silas
• Ernie Terrell
• Maurice Duverger
• Totonno Chiappetta

What famous deaths happened on December 16th?

Famous deaths on December 16th:

• Silvana Mangano

  Italian actress who rose to fame in 1949 as a star of "bitter rice" in which she played the role of a leading lady in italy.

• Lee Van Cleef

  Lee van cleef, one of the greatest movie villains, started his career as an accountant.

• Thelma Todd

  American actress and comedian (b. 1905).

• Nicol Williamson

  Nicol Williamson was a talented actor known for his performances on stage and screen.

• Keely Smith

  American singer and actress (b. 1928).

• John Spencer

  English rugby player and coach.

• Aileen Pringle

  Actress (age consent, convicted night parade).

• Moses Gunn

  American actor.

• Jacub Grimm

  Jacub Grimm was a German academic, linguist, cultural researcher, and author who, together with his brother Wilhelm, published collections...

• Der Grimm

  Der Grimm, along with his brother Jacob, collected and published many traditional German folktales and fairy tales.

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Holidays on December 16, 2014:

• R.C. Saints - O Sapientia ; Adelaide of Italy
• South Africa - Day of Reconciliation
• Nepal - Constitution Day (To be confirmed)
• Kazakhstan - Independence Day
• Bahrain - National Day
• Bangladesh - Victory Day

December 16, 2014: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on December 16, 2014 was Blank Space by Taylor Swift, according to the music chart for the week December 15th and December 21st.

December 16, 2014: What was the music chart in the USA on that day?

The music chart in the USA on December 16, 2014 is the list of the most popular songs across all genres for the week December 15th and December 21st. It included the following Top 5 songs:

1. Taylor Swift - Blank Space
2. Hozier - Take Me To Church
3. Meghan Trainor - All About That Bass
4. Maroon 5 - Animals
5. Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars - Uptown Funk!

December 16, 2014: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on December 16, 2014 was 7/11 by Beyonce, according to the R&B music chart for the week December 15th and December 21st.

December 16, 2014: What was the R&B music chart on that day?

The R&B music chart on December 16, 2014 is the list of the most popular R&B songs for the week December 15th and December 21st. It included the following Top 5 R&B songs:

1. Beyonce - 7/11
2. Big Sean Featuring E-40 - I Don't F**k With You
3. I LOVE MAKONNEN Featuring Drake - Tuesday
4. Rae Sremmurd - No Type
5. Bobby Shmurda - Hot Boy

December 16, 2014: What was the number 1 Latin song on that day?

The number 1 Latin song on December 16, 2014 was Bailando by Enrique Iglesias Featuring Descemer Bueno & Gente de Zona, according to the Latin music chart for the week December 15th and December 21st.

December 16, 2014: What was the Latin music chart on that day?

The Latin music chart on December 16, 2014 is the list of the most popular Latin songs for the week December 15th and December 21st. It included the following Top 5 Latin songs:

1. Enrique Iglesias Featuring Descemer Bueno & Gente de Zona - Bailando
2. J Balvin - Ay Vamos
3. Romeo Santos - Propuesta Indecente
4. Romeo Santos - Eres Mia
5. Nicky Jam - Travesuras