At A Glance

12 November 2015 at a glance

Day of the week
12 November 2015 was a Thursday.
ARIA No. 1
The ARIA No. 1 was “Hello” by Adele.
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 12 November is Scorpio.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 12 November 2015 fell in the Year of the Goat.
Birthstone
The birthstone for November is Topaz.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 12 November 2015 was New Moon.

On this day: 12 November

  • 2003 Shanghai Transrapid sets a new world speed record of 501 kilometres per hour (311 mph) for commercial railway systems, which remains the fastest for unmodified commercial rail vehicles.
  • 2011 Silvio Berlusconi tenders his resignation as Prime Minister of Italy, effective November 16, due in large part to the Euro area crisis.
  • 2014 The Philae lander, deployed from the European Space Agency's Rosetta probe, reaches the surface of Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko.
  • 2020 The PlayStation 5 is released.
  • 2021 The Los Angeles Superior Court formally ends the 14-year conservatorship to pop singer Britney Spears.

Famous people born on 12 November

  • Anne Hathaway, American actress (born 1982)
  • Ryan Gosling, Canadian actor, producer and singer (born 1980)
  • Russell Westbrook, American basketball player (born 1988)
  • Neil Young, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (born 1945)

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

Malcolm Turnbull

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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