December 16th, 2021.

On this day.

What happened on December 16th, 2021?

• The United Kingdom reports a new daily record of Covid-19 cases.
• Five children die in Tasmania, Australia, after a gust of wind blows their bouncy castle into the air.

Music charts.

Songs that were on top of the music singles charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on December 16th, 2021.

• United States: Easy on Me - Adele
• United Kingdom: Ed Sheeran and Elton John - Merry Christmas

Basic facts.

Basic facts and information about this date.

• 5 months and 3 days have passed since December 16th, 2021.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 50 of 2021.
• Leap Year: 2021 was NOT a leap year.
• Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 1639612800.

Around this time.

Notable events that occurred around December 16th, 2021.

• November 17th, 2021: Singers Camila Cabello and Shawn Mendes announce their decision to end their relationship.
• November 17th, 2021: Rapper Young Dolph is shot dead outside of a store in Memphis, Tennessee.
• November 17th, 2021: Amazon announces that it will no longer accept payments from Visa credit cards in the UK due to high post-Brexit transaction fees.
• November 17th, 2021: The second season of Tiger King is released on Netflix.
• November 19th, 2021: Adele releases her album "30".
• November 19th, 2021: Austria imposes a national 20-day lockdown and announces that it will be making vaccinations mandatory.
• November 19th, 2021: It is officially announced that Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson are dating.
• November 19th, 2021: Kyle Rittenhouse is found not guilty of murder.
• November 19th, 2021: The game "Battlefield 2042" is released.
• November 19th, 2021: The film "Ghostbusters: Afterlife" is released.
• November 21st, 2021: Soccer: Manchester United sack Ole Gunnar Solskjær following a disastrous 4-1 defeat against Watford.
• November 21st, 2021: Five people are killed after a car crashes into the annual Christmas parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin.
• November 22nd, 2021: A new Covid variant called Omicron (B.1.1.529) is identified.
• November 24th, 2021: Scientists warn that the new Covid variant Omicron (B.1.1.529) has a high number of mutations.
• November 24th, 2021: 27 migrants die after their inflatable dinghy capsizes in the English Channel.
• November 26th, 2021: The European Union announces that it will ban air travel from South Africa due to a 'deeply concerning' new Covid variant.
• November 27th, 2021: The United Kingdom, Germany and Belgium identify cases of the new Covid variant Omicron.
• November 29th, 2021: The trial of British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell for sex trafficking begins in New York.
• November 29th, 2021: Japan closes its borders due to the new Omicron variant of Covid-19.
• November 29th, 2021: Soccer: Manchester United announce the appointment of Ralf Rangnick as interim manager.
• November 29th, 2021: Lionel Messi is awarded the 2020 Ballon d'Or.
• November 30th, 2021: Four students are killed in a high school shooting in the Oxford Township of Michigan.
• November 30th, 2021: Barbados becomes a republic.
• November 30th, 2021: UK media outlets begin to report that a restrictions-breaking staff Christmas party was held in Number 10 Downing Street on December 18, 2020.
• December 3rd, 2021: The parents of high school shooter Ethan Crumbley fail to appear on charges of involuntary manslaughter.
• December 4th, 2021: The price of Bitcoin drops by over 20%.
• December 4th, 2021: The parents of high school shooter Ethan Crumbley are arrested in Detroit.
• December 5th, 2021: Former US presidential candidate and Senate leader Bob Dole dies at the age of 98.
• December 6th, 2021: Tommy Fury pulls out of his fight with Jake Paul due to a bacterial chest infection and a broken rib.
• December 7th, 2021: ITV airs leaked footage of former Downing Street press secretary Allegra Stratton joking about a restrictions-breaking staff Christmas party.
• December 7th, 2021: Storm Barra hits Ireland.
• December 7th, 2021: Kellogg announces that it will be permanently replacing striking workers in Battle Creek, Michigan.
• December 8th, 2021: Angela Merkel steps down as the Chancellor of Germany after 16 years.
• December 8th, 2021: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announces new "Plan B" restrictions in an effort to control the rise of Omicron cases.
• December 8th, 2021: US president Joe Biden and Russian president Vladimir Putin hold a virtual summit about Russia's buildup of troops near the Ukrainian border.
• December 9th, 2021: Former American football player Demaryius Thomas is found dead at his home.
• December 9th, 2021: Ukrainian defense officials say that Russia has increased its troop numbers near their border.
• December 9th, 2021: A serious Java vulnerability is discovered in log4j.
• December 9th, 2021: 55 people are killed after a freight truck smuggling migrants overturns in Chiapas, Mexico.
• December 10th, 2021: A court rules that Wikileaks founder Julian Assange can be extradited from the UK to the US.
• December 10th, 2021: Monkees singer Michael Nesmith dies at the age of 78.
• December 10th, 2021: The film "Don't Look Up" is released.
• December 11th, 2021: Tornadoes kill 80 people in six US states and leave dozens missing.
• December 11th, 2021: A photograph of UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson breaching Covid regulations by hosting a quiz is published online.
• December 11th, 2021: Charles Oliveira defeats Dustin Poirier at UFC 269.
• December 12th, 2021: English actor Danny Miller wins the 2021 season of "I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!".
• December 13th, 2021: The United Kingdom records the first publicly confirmed death from Omicron.
• December 13th, 2021: English social-media influencer Molly-Mae Hague makes a series of controversial comments about poverty and wealth inequality.
• This date: December 16th, 2021
• December 17th, 2021: The Marvel film "Spider-Man: No Way Home" is released in movie theaters.
• December 17th, 2021: Covid-19: Ireland announces that all pubs, movie theaters and restaurants will close at 8pm.
• December 18th, 2021: The Netherlands goes into a strict lockdown in an attempt to contain the Omicron variant.
• December 18th, 2021: Boxing: Jake Paul knocks out Tyron Woodley in the sixth round.
• December 18th, 2021: Britain's Brexit minister David Frost resigns over concerns about the government's coronavirus measures and tax rises.
• December 18th, 2021: Rose Ayling-Ellis and Giovanni Pernice are crowned as the winners of Strictly Come Dancing.
• December 18th, 2021: London Mayor Sadiq Khan declares a "major incident" due to the rapid spread of Omicron.
• December 19th, 2021: More than 375 people are reported dead after a typhoon hits the Philippines.
• December 19th, 2021: Left-wing candidate Gabriel Boric is elected as the new President of Chile.
• December 22nd, 2021: The film "The Matrix Resurrections" is released in movie theaters.
• December 26th, 2021: South Africa's Archbishop Desmond Tutu dies at the age of 90.
• December 28th, 2021: NFL coach and sportscaster John Madden passes away at the age of 85.
• December 29th, 2021: Ghislaine Maxwell is found guilty of sex trafficking crimes.
• December 29th, 2021: The World Health Organization warns that a "tsunami" of Omicron cases may overwhelm health systems across the world.
• December 29th, 2021: The United States, France and Denmark report new daily records of Covid cases.
• December 31st, 2021: Actress Betty White passes away at the age of 99.
• December 31st, 2021: Britain's official statistics body estimates that 1 in 15 people in London have Covid-19.
• January 2nd, 2022: The personal Twitter account of US congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene is permanently suspended.
• January 2nd, 2022: Protests begin in Kazakhstan over fuel prices, corruption and economic inequality.
• January 6th, 2022: Australia announces that it has cancelled the entry visa of tennis star Novak Djokovic.
• January 6th, 2022: Oscar-winning actor Sidney Poitier passes away at the age of 94.
• January 6th, 2022: It is confirmed that Kanye West and actress Julia Fox are dating.
• January 9th, 2022: Actor Bob Saget is found dead in a hotel room at the age of 65.
• January 9th, 2022: The second season of the drama series "Euphoria" begins airing on television.
• January 10th, 2022: Convicted murderer and property heir Robert Durst dies at the age of 78.
• January 10th, 2022: An Australia judge overturns the visa cancellation of tennis star Novak Djokovic due to a technicality.
• January 12th, 2022: The random murder of 23-year-old schoolteacher Ashling Murphy shocks Ireland.
• January 13th, 2022: Australia cancels the visa of tennis star Novak Djokovic for the second time.
• January 13th, 2022: Buckingham Palace announces that Prince Andrew has been stripped of his military title due to a sexual abuse civil lawsuit.
• January 14th, 2022: A massive volcanic eruption occurs near Tonga.
• January 14th, 2022: The slasher film Scream (2022) is released in movie theaters.
• January 15th, 2022: A gunman takes four people hostage at the Congregation Beth Israel synagogue in Colleyville, Texas.

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Horoscope, birthstone & birth flower information.

Zodiac & Birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on December 16th, 2021, will have the star sign Sagittarius.
• However, if you are going by the new star sign system that was discovered in 2020, then the sign for this date is actually Ophiuchus.
• Zodiac Element: Fire.
• Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 2021 was the year of the Ox (Yin Wood).
• The Life Path Number for this date is 6.
• Native American Zodiac: December 16th, 2021 falls under the Owl.
• Birthstone: Anyone born during the month of December will have the birthstones Tanzanite, Zircon and Turquoise.
• Birth flower (December): The Narcissus and the Holly.

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on December 16th, 2021 was most likely conceived around March 25th, 2021.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on December 16th, 2021 is close to September 8th, 2022.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about December 16th, 2021.

• A total of 155 days have passed since this date.
• 22 weeks have passed.
• 13,388,400 seconds have passed since the December 16th, 2021.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 15,619,800 times.
• Since December 16th, 2021, the earth has travelled approximately 6,908,414,400 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 2,231,400 times.
• If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 1,151,402 steps. That's about 512 miles!
• Since this date, 160,661 meteors have entered the earth's atmosphere!
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