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13 August 2015 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 13 August 2015 was a Thursday.
- ARIA No. 1
- The ARIA No. 1 was “Drag Me Down” by One Direction.
- 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 13 August is Leo.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 13 August 2015 fell in the Year of the Goat.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for August is Peridot.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 13 August 2015 was Waning Crescent.
On this day: 13 August
- 1969 The Apollo 11 astronauts enjoy a ticker-tape parade in New York City. That evening, at a state dinner in Los Angeles, they are awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by U.S. President Richard Nixon.
- 1977 Members of the British National Front (NF) clash with anti-NF demonstrators in Lewisham, London, resulting in 214 arrests and at least 111 injuries.
- 1997 The animated TV comedy South Park airs its very first episode.
- 2008 Russo-Georgian War: Russian units occupy the Georgian city of Gori.
- 2020 Israel–United Arab Emirates relations are formally established.
Famous people born on 13 August
- Sebastian Stan, Romanian-American actor (born 1982)
- Alfred Hitchcock, English-American director and producer (1899–1980)
- Fidel Castro, Cuban lawyer and politician, ex-President of Cuba (1926–2016)
- Sridevi, Indian actress (1963–2018)
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
Tony Abbott
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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