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15 April 2015 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 15 April 2015 was a Wednesday.
- ARIA No. 1
- The ARIA No. 1 was “See You Again” by Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth.
- Top Film of 2015
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2015 was Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
- Best-Selling Vehicle of 2015
- Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 2015 was the Toyota Corolla.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 15 April is Aries.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 15 April 2015 fell in the Year of the Goat.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for April is Diamond.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 15 April 2015 was Waning Crescent.
On this day: 15 April
- 1952 First flight of the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress.
- 1955 McDonald's restaurant dates its founding to the opening of a franchised restaurant by Ray Kroc, in Des Plaines, Illinois.
- 1960 At Shaw University in Raleigh, North Carolina, Ella Baker leads a conference that results in the creation of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, one of the principal organizations of the civil rights movement in the 1960s.
- 1994 Marrakesh Agreement relating to foundation of World Trade Organization is adopted.
- 2019 The cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris in France is seriously damaged by a large fire.
Famous people born on 15 April
- Jeffrey Archer, English author, playwright, and politician (1940–2026)
- Emma Watson, English actress (born 1990)
- Emma Thompson, English actress, comedian, author, activist and screenwriter (born 1959)
- Maisie Williams, English actress (born 1997)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2015 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '2015 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 31 January – A state election is held in Queensland. The Labor Party led by Annastacia Palaszczuk forms a minority government with the support of an independent MP.
- 9 February – The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) announced that Australia will debut in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 in Vienna, Austria.
- 20 February – Cyclone Marcia makes landfall in Queensland, damaging the city of Rockhampton and surrounds.
Life in Australia in 2015
Prime Minister
Tony Abbott
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
Petrol (per litre)
$1.15
Loaf of Bread
$3.50
Average House
$560,000
Weekly Wage
$1,490.00
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