At A Glance

1 May 2015 at a glance

Day of the week
1 May 2015 was a Friday.
ARIA No. 1
The ARIA No. 1 was “See You Again” by Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth.
Top Film of 2015
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2015 was Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
Best-Selling Vehicle of 2015
Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 2015 was the Toyota Corolla.
Star sign
The star sign for 1 May is Taurus.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 1 May 2015 fell in the Year of the Goat.
Birthstone
The birthstone for May is Emerald.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 1 May 2015 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 1 May

  • 2009 Same-sex marriage in Sweden is legalized.
  • 2011 Pope John Paul II is beatified by his successor, Pope Benedict XVI.
  • 2018 Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) resumes the Deir ez-Zor campaign in order to clear the remnants of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) from the Iraq–Syria border.
  • 2019 Naruhito ascends to the throne of Japan succeeding his father Akihito, beginning the Reiwa period.
  • 2024 The 2024 Loblaw boycott, a Canadian boycott against retail corporation and grocer Loblaw Companies, begins.

Famous people born on 1 May

  • Wes Anderson, American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1969)
  • Jamie Dornan, Northern Irish model and actor (born 1982)
  • Tim McGraw, American singer-songwriter and actor (born 1967)
  • Ajith Kumar, Indian actor and race car driver (born 1971)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 2015 in Australia

A selection from Wikipedia's '2015 in Australia'. Not a complete list.

  • 31 January – A state election is held in Queensland. The Labor Party led by Annastacia Palaszczuk forms a minority government with the support of an independent MP.
  • 9 February – The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) announced that Australia will debut in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 in Vienna, Austria.
  • 20 February – Cyclone Marcia makes landfall in Queensland, damaging the city of Rockhampton and surrounds.

Life in Australia in 2015

Prime Minister

Tony Abbott

Monarch

Queen Elizabeth II

Petrol (per litre)

$1.15

Loaf of Bread

$3.50

Average House

$560,000

Weekly Wage

$1,490.00

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