At A Glance

15 November 2019 at a glance

Day of the week
15 November 2019 was a Friday.
ARIA No. 1
The ARIA No. 1 was “Dance Monkey” by Tones and I.
Top Film of 2019
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2019 was Avengers: Endgame.
Best-Selling Vehicle of 2019
Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 2019 was the Toyota HiLux.
Star sign
The star sign for 15 November is Scorpio.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 15 November 2019 fell in the Year of the Pig.
Birthstone
The birthstone for November is Topaz.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 15 November 2019 was Waning Gibbous.

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 2019 in Australia

A selection from Wikipedia's '2019 in Australia'. Not a complete list.

  • 5 January – A far-right political rally held in Melbourne, marked by scuffles with police and counter-protesters, is attended by Independent Senator Fraser Anning, who admits to using tax-payer funded travel to attend the event.
  • 4 February – The Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry final report is tabled in Parliament. The report makes 76 recommendations.
  • 23 March – The Liberal-National Coalition government led by Gladys Berejiklian wins the 2019 New South Wales state election and returns to office with a reduced majority.

Life in Australia in 2019

Prime Minister

Scott Morrison

Monarch

Queen Elizabeth II

Petrol (per litre)

$1.40

Loaf of Bread

$3.70

Average House

$580,000

Weekly Wage

$1,640.00

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