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16 February 2014 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 16 February 2014 was a Sunday.
- ARIA No. 1
- The ARIA No. 1 was “Say Something” by A Great Big World and Christina Aguilera.
- Top Film of 2014
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2014 was Transformers: Age of Extinction.
- Best-Selling Vehicle of 2014
- Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 2014 was the Toyota Corolla.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 16 February is Aquarius.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 16 February 2014 fell in the Year of the Horse.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for February is Amethyst.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 16 February 2014 was Waning Gibbous.
On this day: 16 February
- 1986 The Soviet liner MS Mikhail Lermontov runs aground in the Marlborough Sounds, New Zealand.
- 2005 The Kyoto Protocol comes into force, following its ratification by Russia.
- 2005 The National Hockey League cancels the entire 2004–05 regular season and playoffs.
- 2006 The last Mobile army surgical hospital (MASH) is decommissioned by the United States Army.
- 2021 Five thousand people gathered in the town of Kherrata, Bejaia Province to mark the second anniversary of the Hirak protest movement. Demonstrations had been suspended because of the COVID-19 pandemic in Algeria.
Famous people born on 16 February
- Jon Ossoff, American politician and filmmaker (born 1987)
- Elizabeth Olsen, American actress (born 1989)
- The Weeknd, Canadian singer-songwriter and producer (born 1990)
- Mahershala Ali, American actor (born 1974)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2014 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '2014 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 15 March – State elections are held in South Australia and Tasmania. The Liberal Party defeats the Giddings Labor government in Tasmania, after 16 years in opposition.
- 30 March – It is announced that former Defence Force Chief Angus Houston will lead the search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 by heading a new Joint Agency Co-ordination Centre to be established in Perth, Western Australia.
- 5 April – A special election is held for six Senate seats from Western Australia, following the voiding of results due to the loss of 1,375 ballot papers in the 2013 federal election.
Life in Australia in 2014
Prime Minister
Tony Abbott
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
Petrol (per litre)
$1.38
Loaf of Bread
$3.30
Average House
$525,000
Weekly Wage
$1,440.00
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