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15 January 2024 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 15 January 2024 was a Monday.
- ARIA No. 1
- The ARIA No. 1 was “Lovin on Me” by Jack Harlow.
- Top Film of 2024
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2024 was Inside Out 2.
- Best-Selling Vehicle of 2024
- Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 2024 was the Ford Ranger.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 15 January is Capricorn.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 15 January 2024 fell in the Year of the Rabbit.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for January is Garnet.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 15 January 2024 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 15 January
- 2015 The Swiss National Bank abandons the cap on the Swiss franc's value relative to the euro, causing turmoil in international financial markets.
- 2018 British multinational construction and facilities management services company Carillion goes into liquidation – officially, "the largest ever trading liquidation in the UK".
- 2019 Theresa May's UK government suffers the biggest government defeat in modern times, when 432 MPs voting against the proposed European Union withdrawal agreement, giving her opponents a majority of 230.
- 2020 The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare confirms the first case of COVID-19 in Japan.
- 2022 The Hunga Tonga-Hunga Haʻapai volcano erupts, cutting off communications with Tonga and causing a tsunami across the Pacific.
Famous people born on 15 January
- Chad Lowe, American actor, director, and producer (born 1968)
- Dove Cameron, American actress and singer (born 1996)
- Martin Luther King Jr., American minister and activist, Nobel Prize laureate (1929–1968)
- Pitbull, American rapper and producer (born 1981)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2024 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '2024 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 14 January – Mary Donaldson becomes the first Australian-born queen consort of a European monarchy when she is proclaimed Queen of Denmark when her husband Frederik X ascends the throne following the abdication of his mother Margrethe II.
- 23 March – The 2024 Tasmanian state election is held. Neither major party achieves an outright majority, resulting in a hung parliament.
- 28 March – Sally Capp announces she will stand down as the Lord Mayor of Melbourne in June, ahead of the 2024 Victorian local elections in October.
Life in Australia in 2024
Prime Minister
Anthony Albanese
Monarch
King Charles III
Petrol (per litre)
$1.90
Loaf of Bread
$4.50
Average House
$800,000
Weekly Wage
$1,950.00
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