What happened on Monday March 21, 2016?

About March 21st, 2016, in brief:

  • Historical events: A devastating suicide bombing in Ankara, Turkey resulted in the tragic loss of 37 lives.
  • Day of the week: March 21st, 2016 was a Monday
  • Zodiac Sign: Aries (in western zodiac), Monkey (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: Waxing gibbous
  • #1 US song: Work by Rihanna Featuring Drake
  • Popular movie: Deadpool directed by Tim Miller

More about March 21st, 2016? See below for more news and curiosities on March 21st, 2016.

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March 21, 2016: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on March 21, 2016:

  • Ankara, Turkey Suicide Bombing A devastating suicide bombing in Ankara, Turkey resulted in the tragic loss of 37 lives.
  • ICC Convicts Jean-Pierre Bemba of War Crimes The International Criminal Court found Jean-Pierre Bemba, former Vice President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, guilty of war crimes. He was charged with failing to prevent his militia from committing atrocities including plundering, killing, and raping in the Central African Republic.
  • EU Halts Baker Hughes-Halliburton Merger Investigation European Union competition regulators suspended their investigation into the potential acquisition of Baker Hughes by Halliburton, effectively preventing the merger of these two major oilfield services providers.
  • Myanmar Parliament Restructures Government In its first legislative act, Myanmar's new parliament voted overwhelmingly (611-3) to eliminate 15 government ministries. President-elect Htin Kyaw stated this would save $4 million over five years while preserving civil servant jobs.
  • Gunmen Attack EU Military Training Unit in Mali A terrorist attack targeted a European Union military training unit in Bamako, Mali's capital. Two suspects were arrested, and one was killed during the incident. Fortunately, mission personnel remained uninjured.
  • Near-Earth Objects Pass Close to Earth Two potentially related near-Earth objects, 252P/LINEAR and P/2016 BA14, passed relatively close to Earth on this date and the following day.
  • New Zealand PM Settles Defamation Case New Zealand Prime Minister John Key resolved a defamation lawsuit with freelance cameraman Bradley Ambrose, acknowledging that his previous comments had caused Ambrose personal and professional damage.
  • Grenade Attack in Belgrade Bakery A Serbian man detonated a grenade in a Belgrade bakery, resulting in his own death. Remarkably, no other injuries were reported during this isolated incident.

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March 21, 2016: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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March 21, 2016: What were the stock market quotes and exchange rates that day?

Stock market quotes on March 21, 2016:

  • ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $83.84
  • Apple AAPL: opens at $105.93
  • Microsoft MSFT: opens at $53.25
  • General Electric GE: opens at $30.85
  • International Business Machines IBM: opens at $147.30

Exchange Rates on March 21, 2016:

  • 1 USD = 0.8894 EUR
  • 1 USD = 112.12 JPY
  • 1 USD = 0.6958 GBP
  • 1 USD = 1.3188 AUD
  • 1 USD = 1.3091 CAD

March 21, 2016: What were the main match results that day?

Bundesliga 2 - Football (Germany)

  • Freiburg - Karlsruhe : 1 - 0

Division 2 - Football (France)

  • Clermont - Red Star : 0 - 2

Ethniki Katigoria - Football (Greece)

  • Giannina - Panionios : 1 - 1

Serie B - Football (Italy)

  • Avellino - Ternana : 0 - 2
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What day of the week was March 21, 2016?


March 21, 2016 was a Monday and it was the 81st day of the year 2016 in the Gregorian calendar.

March 21, 2016 can also be written as 3/21/2016 in the US and as 21/3/2016 in UK and Europe.

March 21, 2016 in March 2016 calendar

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March 21, 2016: What famous people died on that day?


Famous people died on March 21, 2016:

  • Andrew Grove

    Legendary Hungarian-American engineer who transformed Intel into a global technology powerhouse.

  • Joseph Mercieca

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March 21, 2016: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on March 21, 2016 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week March 21st and March 27th. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

March 21, 2016: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on March 21, 2016 was Work by Rihanna Featuring Drake, according to the music chart for the week March 21st and March 27th.

  1. - Work youtube
  2. - Love Yourself youtube
  3. - Stressed Out youtube
  4. - My House youtube
  5. - 7 Years youtube

March 21, 2016: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on March 21, 2016 was Work by Rihanna Featuring Drake, according to the music chart for the week March 21st and March 27th.

  1. - Work youtube
  2. - Me, Myself & I
  3. - Down In The DM
  4. - Don't
  5. - 2 Phones
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March 21, 2016: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for March 21st is Aries.

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Babies born in March are either Pisces or Aries. People born before March 20th are Pisces, while people born from March 21st have the sign of Aries.

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March 21, 2016: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for March 21, 2016 is Monkey and the associated element is Fire.

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March 21, 2016: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on March 21, 2016 was Waxing gibbous.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on March 21, 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 March 21, 2016 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 98% full, rising at 05:37 pm and setting at 06:31 am.

The previous full moon was on Feb 22, 2016 while the next full moon would come on Mar 23, 2016.

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How old is someone born on March 21, 2016?


Someone born on March 21, 2016 is:

9 years 1 month old,

or 109 months and 23 days old,

or 477 weeks and 2 days old,

or 3341 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on March 21, 2016?

There are 311 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Saturday March 21st 2026.

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on March 21, 2016?

You belong to the Gen Alpha generation if you were born on March 21, 2016.

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