At A Glance

11 March 2014 at a glance

Day of the week
11 March 2014 was a Tuesday.
ARIA No. 1
The ARIA No. 1 was “Happy” by Pharrell Williams.
Top Film of 2014
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2014 was Transformers: Age of Extinction.
Best-Selling Vehicle of 2014
Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 2014 was the Toyota Corolla.
Star sign
The star sign for 11 March is Pisces.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 11 March 2014 fell in the Year of the Horse.
Birthstone
The birthstone for March is Aquamarine.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 11 March 2014 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 11 March

  • 2006 Michelle Bachelet is inaugurated as the first female president of Chile.
  • 2008 Space Shuttle Endeavour launches on STS-123, carrying the first component of the Japanese Kibō module to the International Space Station.
  • 2010 Economist and businessman Sebastián Piñera is sworn in as President of Chile. Aftershocks of the 2010 Pichilemu earthquakes hit central Chile during the ceremony.
  • 2020 The World Health Organization (WHO) declares the COVID-19 virus epidemic a pandemic.
  • 2021 US President Joe Biden signs the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan into law.

Famous people born on 11 March

  • Johnny Knoxville, American actor and entertainer (born 1971)
  • Rupert Murdoch, Australian-American businessman and media magnate (born 1931)
  • Jodie Comer, English actress (born 1993)
  • Anton Yelchin, Russian-American actor (1989–2016)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 2014 in Australia

A selection from Wikipedia's '2014 in Australia'. Not a complete list.

  • 15 March – State elections are held in South Australia and Tasmania. The Liberal Party defeats the Giddings Labor government in Tasmania, after 16 years in opposition.
  • 30 March – It is announced that former Defence Force Chief Angus Houston will lead the search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 by heading a new Joint Agency Co-ordination Centre to be established in Perth, Western Australia.
  • 5 April – A special election is held for six Senate seats from Western Australia, following the voiding of results due to the loss of 1,375 ballot papers in the 2013 federal election.

Life in Australia in 2014

Prime Minister

Tony Abbott

Monarch

Queen Elizabeth II

Petrol (per litre)

$1.38

Loaf of Bread

$3.30

Average House

$525,000

Weekly Wage

$1,440.00

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