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18 July 2022 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 18 July 2022 was a Monday.
- ARIA No. 1
- The ARIA No. 1 was “Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)” by Kate Bush.
- Top Film of 2022
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2022 was Avatar: The Way of Water.
- Best-Selling Vehicle of 2022
- Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 2022 was the Toyota HiLux.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 18 July is Cancer.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 18 July 2022 fell in the Year of the Tiger.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for July is Ruby.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 18 July 2022 was Waning Gibbous.
On this day: 18 July
- 1968 Intel is founded in Mountain View, California.
- 1976 Nadia Comăneci becomes the first person in Olympic Games history to score a perfect 10 in gymnastics at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
- 1992 A picture of Les Horribles Cernettes was taken, which became the first ever photo posted to the World Wide Web.
- 1995 On the Caribbean island of Montserrat, the Soufrière Hills volcano erupts. Over the course of several years, it devastates the island, destroying the capital, forcing most of the population to flee.
- 2013 The Government of Detroit, with up to $20 billion in debt, files for the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history.
Famous people born on 18 July
- Kristen Bell, American actress (born 1980)
- Priyanka Chopra, Indian actress, singer, and film producer (born 1982)
- James Norton, English actor (born 1985)
- Vin Diesel, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1967)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2022 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '2022 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 6 February – Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II's accession as Queen of Australia. Buildings and monuments across Australia were lit in royal purple to mark the start of the Platinum Jubilee year.
- 19 March – The 2022 South Australian state election results in defeat for Steven Marshall's Liberal government, and Labor leader Peter Malinauskas claims victory.
- 21 May – The 2022 Australian federal election takes place.
Life in Australia in 2022
Prime Minister
Anthony Albanese
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
Petrol (per litre)
$1.85
Loaf of Bread
$4.10
Average House
$800,000
Weekly Wage
$1,840.00
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