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February 5, 2016

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of February 3, 2016, covering February 5, 2016.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Death Of A Bachelor by Panic! At The Disco

    Death Of A Bachelor

    Panic! At The Disco

    Last week
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    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    1
  2. 2
    Album cover for 25 by Adele

    25

    Adele

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    9
  3. 3
    Album cover for Purpose by Justin Bieber

    Purpose

    Justin Bieber

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    10
  4. 4
    Album cover for Blackstar by David Bowie

    Blackstar

    David Bowie

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
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    2
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    Album cover for Blurryface by Twenty One Pilots

    Blurryface

    Twenty One Pilots

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    36

Notable Births

Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck

2016Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck, Bhutanese prince[†]

Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck is the heir apparent to the Bhutanese throne. He is the first child of King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Queen Jetsun Pema.

Notable Deaths

2016Ciriaco Cañete, Filipino martial artist (born 1919)[†]

Ciriaco "Cacoy" Cañete was a Filipino martial artist of the Doce Pares Eskrima Club. He was the last surviving member of the club, which was founded in January 1932. He was also a 12th degree black belt. His version of the Doce Pares Eskrima system is known as Cacoy Doce Pares. In 1951 he developed a personal system of his named Eskrido.

Historical Events

Steven Joyce

2016New Zealand politician Steven Joyce is hit by a flung rubber dildo in a Waitangi Day protest.[†]

Steven Leonard Joyce is a New Zealand former politician, who entered the New Zealand House of Representatives in 2008 as a member of the New Zealand National Party. As a broadcasting entrepreneur with RadioWorks, he was a millionaire before he entered politics. In 2008 he became Minister of Transport and Minister for Communications and Information Technology. He later became Minister of Science and Innovation, and then served as Minister of Finance and Minister for Infrastructure.

Historical Context for February 5, 2016

In 2016, the world population was approximately 7,558,554,526 people[†]