At A Glance

13 October 2014 at a glance

Day of the week
13 October 2014 was a Monday.
ARIA No. 1
The ARIA No. 1 was “You Ruin Me” by The Veronicas.
Top Film of 2014
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2014 was Transformers: Age of Extinction.
Best-Selling Vehicle of 2014
Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 2014 was the Toyota Corolla.
Star sign
The star sign for 13 October is Libra.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 13 October 2014 fell in the Year of the Horse.
Birthstone
The birthstone for October is Opal.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 13 October 2014 was Waning Gibbous.

On this day: 13 October

  • 1983 Ameritech Mobile Communications launches the first US cellular network in Chicago.
  • 1990 Syrian forces attack free areas of Lebanon, removing General Michel Aoun from the presidential palace.
  • 2010 The mining accident in Copiapó, Chile ends as all 33 trapped miners arrive at the surface after a record 69 days underground.
  • 2016 The Maldives announces its decision to withdraw from the Commonwealth of Nations.
  • 2019 Kenyan Brigid Kosgei sets a new world record for a woman runner with a time of 2:14:04 at the 2019 Chicago Marathon.

Famous people born on 13 October

  • Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, American politician (born 1989)
  • Sacha Baron Cohen, English comedian, actor, and screenwriter (born 1971)
  • Margaret Thatcher, English chemist and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1925–2013)
  • Kelly Preston, American actress (1962–2020)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 2014 in Australia

A selection from Wikipedia's '2014 in Australia'. Not a complete list.

  • 15 March – State elections are held in South Australia and Tasmania. The Liberal Party defeats the Giddings Labor government in Tasmania, after 16 years in opposition.
  • 30 March – It is announced that former Defence Force Chief Angus Houston will lead the search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 by heading a new Joint Agency Co-ordination Centre to be established in Perth, Western Australia.
  • 5 April – A special election is held for six Senate seats from Western Australia, following the voiding of results due to the loss of 1,375 ballot papers in the 2013 federal election.

Life in Australia in 2014

Prime Minister

Tony Abbott

Monarch

Queen Elizabeth II

Petrol (per litre)

$1.38

Loaf of Bread

$3.30

Average House

$525,000

Weekly Wage

$1,440.00

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