At A Glance

13 March 2008 at a glance

Day of the week
13 March 2008 was a Thursday.
ARIA No. 1
The ARIA No. 1 was “Don't Stop the Music” by Rihanna.
Top Film of 2008
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2008 was The Dark Knight.
Best-Selling Vehicle of 2008
Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 2008 was the Holden Commodore.
Star sign
The star sign for 13 March is Pisces.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 13 March 2008 fell in the Year of the Rat.
Birthstone
The birthstone for March is Aquamarine.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 13 March 2008 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 13 March

  • 1997 The Missionaries of Charity choose Sister Nirmala to succeed Mother Teresa as their leader.
  • 2003 An article in Nature identifies the Ciampate del Diavolo as 350,000-year-old hominid footprints.
  • 2013 The 2013 papal conclave elects Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio taking the name Pope Francis as the 266th Pope of the Catholic Church.
  • 2020 President Donald Trump declares the COVID-19 pandemic to be a national emergency in the United States.
  • 2020 Katerina Sakellaropoulou is sworn in as the first female President of Greece amid strict COVID-19 measures.

Famous people born on 13 March

  • Coco Gauff, American tennis player (born 2004)
  • Common, American rapper and actor (born 1972)
  • William H. Macy, American actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1950)
  • George MacKay, English actor (born 1992)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 2008 in Australia

A selection from Wikipedia's '2008 in Australia'. Not a complete list.

  • 11 January – An Airbus A319 lands at the new Wilkins Runway in the Australian Antarctic Territory, becoming the first passenger flight from Australia to Antarctica.
  • 22 May – Revolutionary Australian forum television programme Q&A broadcasts its first episode.
  • 13 July – Pope Benedict XVI arrives for his first papal visit to Australia, ahead of World Youth Day 2008.
More events of 2008 →Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Life in Australia in 2008

Prime Minister

Kevin Rudd

Monarch

Queen Elizabeth II

Petrol (per litre)

$1.40

Loaf of Bread

$2.70

Average House

$400,000

Weekly Wage

$1,155.00

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