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1 October 2022 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 1 October 2022 was a Saturday.
- ARIA No. 1
- The ARIA No. 1 was “I'm Good (Blue)” by David Guetta and Bebe Rexha.
- Top Film of 2022
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2022 was Avatar: The Way of Water.
- Best-Selling Vehicle of 2022
- Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 2022 was the Toyota HiLux.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 1 October is Libra.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 1 October 2022 fell in the Year of the Tiger.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for October is Opal.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 1 October 2022 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 1 October
- 2016 The leader of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party, Pedro Sánchez, resigns. He would return to the position a year later.
- 2017 An independence referendum, later declared illegal by the Constitutional Court of Spain, takes place in Catalonia.
- 2018 The International Court of Justice rules that Chile is not obliged to negotiate access to the Pacific Ocean with Bolivia.
- 2021 The 2020 World Expo in Dubai begins. Its opening was originally scheduled for 20 October 2020 but was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- 2024 Israel invaded Southern Lebanon, marking the fifth Israeli invasion of Lebanon since 1978.
Famous people born on 1 October
- Julie Andrews, English actress and singer (born 1935)
- Jimmy Carter, American naval lieutenant, politician, 39th President of the United States, and Nobel Prize laureate (1924–2024)
- Fernando Mendoza, American football player (born 2003)
- Brie Larson, American actress (born 1989)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2022 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '2022 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 6 February – Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II's accession as Queen of Australia. Buildings and monuments across Australia were lit in royal purple to mark the start of the Platinum Jubilee year.
- 19 March – The 2022 South Australian state election results in defeat for Steven Marshall's Liberal government, and Labor leader Peter Malinauskas claims victory.
- 21 May – The 2022 Australian federal election takes place.
Life in Australia in 2022
Prime Minister
Anthony Albanese
Monarch
King Charles III
Petrol (per litre)
$1.85
Loaf of Bread
$4.10
Average House
$800,000
Weekly Wage
$1,840.00
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