At A Glance

15 November 2017 at a glance

Day of the week
15 November 2017 was a Wednesday.
ARIA No. 1
The ARIA No. 1 was “Rockstar” by Post Malone featuring 21 Savage.
Top Film of 2017
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2017 was Star Wars: The Last Jedi.
Best-Selling Vehicle of 2017
Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 2017 was the Toyota HiLux.
Star sign
The star sign for 15 November is Scorpio.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 15 November 2017 fell in the Year of the Rooster.
Birthstone
The birthstone for November is Topaz.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 15 November 2017 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 15 November

  • 2006 Al Jazeera English launches worldwide.
  • 2012 Xi Jinping becomes General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and a new seven-member Politburo Standing Committee is inaugurated.
  • 2016 Hong Kong's High Court bans elected politicians Yau Wai-ching and Baggio Leung from the city's Parliament.
  • 2020 Lewis Hamilton wins the Turkish Grand Prix and secures his seventh drivers' title, equalling the all-time record held by Michael Schumacher.
  • 2022 The world population reached eight billion.

Famous people born on 15 November

  • Shailene Woodley, American actress (born 1991)
  • Jonny Lee Miller, English-American actor (born 1972)
  • Erwin Rommel, German field marshal (1891–1944)
  • Karl-Anthony Towns, Dominican-American basketball player (born 1995)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 2017 in Australia

A selection from Wikipedia's '2017 in Australia'. Not a complete list.

  • 6 February – Sapphire Jubilee of Elizabeth II's accession as Queen of Australia
  • 11 March – The Western Australian state election is held. The Labor Party led by Mark McGowan defeats the Liberal government of Colin Barnett.
  • 28 March – Severe Tropical Cyclone Debbie makes landfall between Airlie Beach and Bowen in north Queensland. Power outages affect over 140,000 properties across Queensland.

Life in Australia in 2017

Prime Minister

Malcolm Turnbull

Monarch

Queen Elizabeth II

Petrol (per litre)

$1.25

Loaf of Bread

$3.60

Average House

$660,000

Weekly Wage

$1,565.00

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