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12 September 2017 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 12 September 2017 was a Tuesday.
- ARIA No. 1
- The ARIA No. 1 was “Look What You Made Me Do” by Taylor Swift.
- Top Film of 2017
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2017 was Star Wars: The Last Jedi.
- Best-Selling Vehicle of 2017
- Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 2017 was the Toyota HiLux.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 12 September is Virgo.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 12 September 2017 fell in the Year of the Rooster.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 12 September 2017 was Last Quarter.
On this day: 12 September
- 2001 Ansett Australia, Australia's first commercial interstate airline, collapses due to increased strain on the international airline industry, leaving 10,000 people unemployed.
- 2003 Typhoon Maemi, the strongest recorded typhoon to strike South Korea, made landfall near Busan.
- 2005 Israeli–Palestinian conflict: the Israeli disengagement from Gaza is completed, leaving some 2,530 homes demolished.
- 2007 Former Philippine President Joseph Estrada is convicted of plunder.
- 2013 NASA confirms that its Voyager 1 probe has become the first manmade object to enter interstellar space.
Famous people born on 12 September
- Sydney Sweeney, American actress (born 1997)
- Emmy Rossum, American singer and actress (born 1986)
- Paul Walker, American actor (1973–2013)
- Hans Zimmer, German composer and producer (born 1957)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2017 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '2017 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 6 February – Sapphire Jubilee of Elizabeth II's accession as Queen of Australia
- 11 March – The Western Australian state election is held. The Labor Party led by Mark McGowan defeats the Liberal government of Colin Barnett.
- 28 March – Severe Tropical Cyclone Debbie makes landfall between Airlie Beach and Bowen in north Queensland. Power outages affect over 140,000 properties across Queensland.
Life in Australia in 2017
Prime Minister
Malcolm Turnbull
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
Petrol (per litre)
$1.25
Loaf of Bread
$3.60
Average House
$660,000
Weekly Wage
$1,565.00
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