At A Glance

12 March 2024 at a glance

Day of the week
12 March 2024 was a Tuesday.
ARIA No. 1
The ARIA No. 1 was “Beautiful Things” by Benson Boone.
Top Film of 2024
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2024 was Inside Out 2.
Best-Selling Vehicle of 2024
Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 2024 was the Ford Ranger.
Star sign
The star sign for 12 March is Pisces.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 12 March 2024 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
Birthstone
The birthstone for March is Aquamarine.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 12 March 2024 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 12 March

  • 2004 President of South Korea, Roh Moo-hyun, is impeached by its National Assembly, the first such impeachment in the nation's history.
  • 2009 Financier Bernie Madoff pleads guilty to one of the largest frauds in Wall Street's history.
  • 2011 A reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant explodes and releases radioactivity into the atmosphere a day after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.
  • 2019 In the House of Commons, the revised EU Withdrawal Bill was rejected by a margin of 149 votes.
  • 2020 The United States suspends travel from Europe due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Famous people born on 12 March

  • Lesley Manville, English actress (born 1956)
  • Liza Minnelli, American actress, singer and dancer (born 1946)
  • Frank Welker, American voice actor and singer (born 1946)
  • James Taylor, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1948)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 2024 in Australia

A selection from Wikipedia's '2024 in Australia'. Not a complete list.

  • 14 January – Mary Donaldson becomes the first Australian-born queen consort of a European monarchy when she is proclaimed Queen of Denmark when her husband Frederik X ascends the throne following the abdication of his mother Margrethe II.
  • 23 March – The 2024 Tasmanian state election is held. Neither major party achieves an outright majority, resulting in a hung parliament.
  • 28 March – Sally Capp announces she will stand down as the Lord Mayor of Melbourne in June, ahead of the 2024 Victorian local elections in October.

Life in Australia in 2024

Prime Minister

Anthony Albanese

Monarch

King Charles III

Petrol (per litre)

$1.90

Loaf of Bread

$4.50

Average House

$800,000

Weekly Wage

$1,950.00

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