At A Glance

14 March 2016 at a glance

Day of the week
14 March 2016 was a Monday.
ARIA No. 1
The ARIA No. 1 was “7 Years” by Lukas Graham.
Top Film of 2016
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2016 was Captain America: Civil War.
Best-Selling Vehicle of 2016
Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 2016 was the Toyota HiLux.
Star sign
The star sign for 14 March is Pisces.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 14 March 2016 fell in the Year of the Monkey.
Birthstone
The birthstone for March is Aquamarine.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 14 March 2016 was Waxing Crescent.

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)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 2016 in Australia

A selection from Wikipedia's '2016 in Australia'. Not a complete list.

  • 2 February – The Federal Government reintroduces its bill for the Australian Building and Construction Commission on the first parliamentary sitting of 2016.
  • 2 July – A double dissolution federal election is held. On 10 July, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull claims victory for the Liberal–National Coalition which was returned with a reduced majority.
  • 26 July – A royal commission into juvenile detention in the Northern Territory is announced, after the Four Corners program airs footage of abuse of detainees at the Don Dale Youth Detention Centre.

Life in Australia in 2016

Prime Minister

Malcolm Turnbull

Monarch

Queen Elizabeth II

Petrol (per litre)

$1.10

Loaf of Bread

$3.55

Average House

$600,000

Weekly Wage

$1,530.00

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