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1 December 2017 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 1 December 2017 was a Friday.
- ARIA No. 1
- The ARIA No. 1 was “Havana” by Camila Cabello featuring Young Thug.
- Top Film of 2017
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2017 was Star Wars: The Last Jedi.
- Best-Selling Vehicle of 2017
- Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 2017 was the Toyota HiLux.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 1 December is Sagittarius.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 1 December 2017 fell in the Year of the Rooster.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for December is Turquoise.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 1 December 2017 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 1 December
- 2011 The Alma-Ata Metro was opened.
- 2018 The Oulu Police informed the public about the first offence of the much larger child sexual exploitation in Oulu, Finland.
- 2019 Arsenal Women 11–1 Bristol City Women breaks the record for most goals scored in a FA Women's Super League match, with Vivianne Miedema involved in ten of the eleven Arsenal goals.
- 2019 The outbreak of coronavirus infection begins in Wuhan.
- 2020 The Arecibo Telescope collapses.
Famous people born on 1 December
- Zoë Kravitz, American actress, singer, and model (born 1988)
- Riz Ahmed, English actor and rapper (born 1982)
- Richard Pryor, American comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter (1940–2005)
- Robert Irwin, Australian conservationist and television personality (born 2003)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2017 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '2017 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 6 February – Sapphire Jubilee of Elizabeth II's accession as Queen of Australia
- 11 March – The Western Australian state election is held. The Labor Party led by Mark McGowan defeats the Liberal government of Colin Barnett.
- 28 March – Severe Tropical Cyclone Debbie makes landfall between Airlie Beach and Bowen in north Queensland. Power outages affect over 140,000 properties across Queensland.
Life in Australia in 2017
Prime Minister
Malcolm Turnbull
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
Petrol (per litre)
$1.25
Loaf of Bread
$3.60
Average House
$660,000
Weekly Wage
$1,565.00
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