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13 May 2019 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 13 May 2019 was a Monday.
- ARIA No. 1
- The ARIA No. 1 was “Old Town Road” by Lil Nas X.
- 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 May is Taurus.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 13 May 2019 fell in the Year of the Pig.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for May is Emerald.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 13 May 2019 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 13 May
- 1989 Large groups of students occupy Tiananmen Square and begin a hunger strike.
- 1992 Li Hongzhi gives the first public lecture on Falun Gong in Changchun, People's Republic of China.
- 1995 Alison Hargreaves, a 33-year-old British mother, becomes the first woman to ascend Everest without oxygen or the help of sherpas.
- 1998 India carries out two nuclear weapon tests at Pokhran, following the three conducted on May 11. The United States and Japan impose economic sanctions on India.
- 2006 São Paulo violence: Rebellions occur in several prisons in Brazil.
Famous people born on 13 May
- Robert Pattinson, English actor (born 1986)
- Jaxson Dart, American football player (born 2003)
- Stevie Wonder, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (born 1950)
- Dennis Rodman, American basketball player, wrestler, and actor (born 1961)
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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