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18 January 2024 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 18 January 2024 was a Thursday.
- ARIA No. 1
- The ARIA No. 1 was “Lovin on Me” by Jack Harlow.
- 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 18 January is Capricorn.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 18 January 2024 fell in the Year of the Rabbit.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for January is Garnet.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 18 January 2024 was First Quarter.
On this day: 18 January
- 2002 The Sierra Leone Civil War is declared over.
- 2005 The Airbus A380, the world's largest commercial jet, is unveiled at a ceremony in Toulouse, France
- 2008 The Euphronios Krater is unveiled in Rome after being returned to Italy by the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- 2012 More than 115,000 websites engage in an online protest against the Stop Online Piracy Act and the Protect IP Act in the US.[citation needed] The websites involved viewed the laws as infringing on the right to free speech and many of them temporarily shut down in protest.
- 2025 The popular social media app, TikTok, is banned in the United States, after the passing of PAFACA.
Famous people born on 18 January
- Pep Guardiola, Spanish footballer and manager (born 1971)
- Kevin Costner, American actor, director, and producer (born 1955)
- Dave Bautista, American wrestler, mixed martial artist, and actor (born 1969)
- Karim Adeyemi, German footballer (born 2002)
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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