At A Glance
13 February 2019 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 13 February 2019 was a Wednesday.
- ARIA No. 1
- The ARIA No. 1 was “7 Rings” by Ariana Grande.
- Top Film of 2019
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2019 was Avengers: Endgame.
- Best-Selling Vehicle of 2019
- Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 2019 was the Toyota HiLux.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 13 February is Aquarius.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 13 February 2019 fell in the Year of the Pig.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for February is Amethyst.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 13 February 2019 was First Quarter.
On this day: 13 February
- 2007 Taiwan opposition leader Ma Ying-jeou resigns as the chairman of the Kuomintang party after being indicted on charges of embezzlement during his tenure as the mayor of Taipei; Ma also announces his candidacy for the 2008 presidential election.
- 2008 Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd makes a historic apology to the Indigenous Australians and the Stolen Generations.
- 2011 For the first time in more than 100 years the Umatilla, an American Indian tribe, are able to hunt and harvest a bison just outside Yellowstone National Park, restoring a centuries-old tradition guaranteed by a treaty signed in 1855.
- 2012 The European Space Agency (ESA) conducted the first launch of the European Vega rocket from Europe's spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.
- 2021 Former U.S. President Donald Trump is acquitted in his second impeachment trial.
Famous people born on 13 February
- Stockard Channing, American actress (born 1944)
- Henry Rollins, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (born 1961)
- Peter Gabriel, English singer-songwriter and musician (born 1950)
- Robbie Williams, English singer-songwriter (born 1974)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2019 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '2019 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 5 January – A far-right political rally held in Melbourne, marked by scuffles with police and counter-protesters, is attended by Independent Senator Fraser Anning, who admits to using tax-payer funded travel to attend the event.
- 4 February – The Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry final report is tabled in Parliament. The report makes 76 recommendations.
- 23 March – The Liberal-National Coalition government led by Gladys Berejiklian wins the 2019 New South Wales state election and returns to office with a reduced majority.
Life in Australia in 2019
Prime Minister
Scott Morrison
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
Petrol (per litre)
$1.40
Loaf of Bread
$3.70
Average House
$580,000
Weekly Wage
$1,640.00
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