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14 March 2009 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 14 March 2009 was a Saturday.
- ARIA No. 1
- The ARIA No. 1 was “Right Round” by Flo Rida featuring Kesha.
- Top Film of 2009
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2009 was Avatar.
- Best-Selling Vehicle of 2009
- Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 2009 was the Holden Commodore.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 14 March is Pisces.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 14 March 2009 fell in the Year of the Ox.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for March is Aquamarine.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 14 March 2009 was Waning Gibbous.
On this day: 14 March
- 1991 Escondida in Chile's Atacama Desert – which was to become the worlds most productive copper mine – is officially inaugurated.
- 1995 Norman Thagard becomes the first American astronaut to ride to space on board a Russian launch vehicle.
- 2006 The 2006 Chadian coup d'état attempt ends in failure.
- 2006 Operation Bringing Home the Goods: Israeli troops raid an American-supervised Palestinian prison in Jericho to capture six Palestinian prisoners, including PFLP chief Ahmad Sa'adat.
- 2017 A naming ceremony for the chemical element nihonium takes place in Tokyo, with then Crown Prince Naruhito in attendance.
Famous people born on 14 March
- Albert Einstein, German-American physicist, academic and Nobel Prize laureate (1879–1955)
- Olivia Dean, English singer-songwriter (born 1999)
- Michael Caine, English actor (born 1933)
- Stephen Curry, American basketball player (born 1988)
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Events of 2009 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '2009 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 4 January – Torrential downpours in north western Queensland cause flooding in Cloncurry and Mount Isa.
- 3 February – Justice Virginia Bell is sworn in as a puisne judge of the High Court of Australia, replacing Justice Michael Kirby who retired the previous day.
- 14 March – The Victorian bushfires are officially declared contained.
Life in Australia in 2009
Prime Minister
Kevin Rudd
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
Petrol (per litre)
$1.10
Loaf of Bread
$2.80
Average House
$395,000
Weekly Wage
$1,185.00
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