At A Glance

18 October 2022 at a glance

Day of the week
18 October 2022 was a Tuesday.
ARIA No. 1
The ARIA No. 1 was “Unholy” by Sam Smith and Kim Petras.
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 October is Libra.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 18 October 2022 fell in the Year of the Tiger.
Birthstone
The birthstone for October is Opal.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 18 October 2022 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 18 October

  • 1979 The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) begins allowing people to have home satellite earth stations without a federal government license.
  • 1989 The Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on STS-34 to deploy the Jupiter-bound Galileo space probe.
  • 1991 The Supreme Council of Azerbaijan adopts a declaration of independence from the Soviet Union.
  • 2003 Bolivian gas conflict: Bolivian President Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada is forced to resign and leave Bolivia.
  • 2019 NASA Astronauts Jessica Meir and Christina Koch take part in the first all-female spacewalk when they venture out of the International Space Station to replace a power controller.

Famous people born on 18 October

  • Zohran Mamdani, American politician, mayor of New York City (born 1991)
  • Milo Yiannopoulos, British journalist and public speaker (born 1984)
  • Zac Efron, American actor and singer (born 1987)
  • Barry Keoghan, Irish actor (born 1992)

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

King Charles III

Petrol (per litre)

$1.85

Loaf of Bread

$4.10

Average House

$800,000

Weekly Wage

$1,840.00

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