At A Glance

15 September 2024 at a glance

Day of the week
15 September 2024 was a Sunday.
ARIA No. 1
The ARIA No. 1 was “Taste” by Sabrina Carpenter.
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 September is Virgo.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 15 September 2024 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
Birthstone
The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 15 September 2024 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 15 September

  • 1983 Israeli premier Menachem Begin resigns.
  • 2001 During a CART race at the Lausitzring in Germany, former Formula One driver Alex Zanardi suffers a heavy accident resulting in him losing both his legs.
  • 2004 National Hockey League commissioner Gary Bettman announces lockout of the players' union and cessation of operations by the NHL head office.
  • 2008 Lehman Brothers files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, the largest bankruptcy filing in U.S. history.
  • 2020 Signing of the Bahrain–Israel normalization agreement occurs in Washington, D.C., normalizing relations between Israel and two Arab nations, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.

Famous people born on 15 September

  • Tom Hardy, English actor, producer, and screenwriter (born 1977)
  • Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, Duke of Sussex (born 1984)
  • Agatha Christie, English crime novelist, short story writer, and playwright (1890–1976)
  • Josh Charles, American actor and director (born 1971)

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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