At A Glance

13 January 2017 at a glance

Day of the week
13 January 2017 was a Friday.
ARIA No. 1
The ARIA No. 1 was “Rockabye” by Clean Bandit featuring Sean Paul and Anne-Marie.
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 13 January is Capricorn.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 13 January 2017 fell in the Year of the Monkey.
Birthstone
The birthstone for January is Garnet.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 13 January 2017 was Waning Gibbous.

On this day: 13 January

  • 1998 Alfredo Ormando sets himself on fire in St. Peter's Square, protesting against homophobia.
  • 2003 208996 Achlys was discovered by Chad Trujillo and Michael E. Brown at Palomar Observatory.
  • 2018 A false emergency alert warning of an impending missile strike in Hawaii causes widespread panic in the state.
  • 2020 The Thai Ministry of Public Health confirms the first case of COVID-19 outside China.
  • 2021 Outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump is impeached for a second time on a charge of incitement of insurrection following the January 6 United States Capitol attack one week prior.

Famous people born on 13 January

  • Orlando Bloom, English actor (born 1977)
  • Julia Louis-Dreyfus, American actress, comedian, and producer (born 1961)
  • Liam Hemsworth, Australian actor (born 1990)
  • Patrick Dempsey, American actor and race car driver (born 1966)

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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