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17 September 2020 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 17 September 2020 was a Thursday.
- ARIA No. 1
- The ARIA No. 1 was “WAP” by Cardi B featuring Megan Thee Stallion.
- Top Film of 2020
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2020 was Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train.
- Best-Selling Vehicle of 2020
- Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 2020 was the Toyota HiLux.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 17 September is Virgo.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 17 September 2020 fell in the Year of the Rat.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 17 September 2020 was New Moon.
On this day: 17 September
- 2006 Fourpeaked Mountain in Alaska erupts, marking the first eruption for the volcano in at least 10,000 years.
- 2011 Occupy Wall Street movement begins in Zuccotti Park, New York City.
- 2013 Grand Theft Auto V earns more than half a billion dollars on its first day of release.
- 2018 A Russian reconnaissance aircraft carrying 15 people on board is brought down by a Syrian surface-to-air missile over the Mediterranean Sea.
- 2025 Saudi Arabia and Pakistan sign the Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement.
Famous people born on 17 September
- Kyle Chandler, American actor (born 1965)
- Narendra Modi, Indian politician; Chief Minister of Gujarat and 14th Prime Minister of India (born 1950)
- Patrick Mahomes, American football player (born 1995)
- John Ritter, American actor and producer (1948–2003)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2020 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '2020 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 16 February – A fundraising concert Fire Fight Australia is held at Stadium Australia in Sydney following the 2019–20 Australian bushfire season.
- 26 February – Down to Earth bushfire relief benefit concert held at Sidney Myer Music Bowl in Melbourne.
- 23 March – The Australian Parliament sits to debate and pass an economic stimulus package to attempt to mitigate the economic effect of the COVID-19 pandemic, then adjourns until August 2020.
Life in Australia in 2020
Prime Minister
Scott Morrison
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
Petrol (per litre)
$1.10
Loaf of Bread
$3.80
Average House
$590,000
Weekly Wage
$1,710.00
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