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19 July 2017 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 19 July 2017 was a Wednesday.
- ARIA No. 1
- The ARIA No. 1 was “Despacito” by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber.
- Top Film of 2017
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2017 was Star Wars: The Last Jedi.
- Best-Selling Vehicle of 2017
- Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 2017 was the Toyota HiLux.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 19 July is Cancer.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 19 July 2017 fell in the Year of the Rooster.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for July is Ruby.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 19 July 2017 was Waning Crescent.
On this day: 19 July
- 1981 In a private meeting with U.S. President Ronald Reagan, French President François Mitterrand reveals the existence of the Farewell Dossier, a collection of documents showing the Soviet Union had been stealing American technological research and development.
- 1983 The first three-dimensional reconstruction of a human head in a CT is published.
- 1997 The Troubles: The Provisional Irish Republican Army resumes a ceasefire to end their 25-year paramilitary campaign to end British rule in Northern Ireland.
- 2012 Syrian civil war: The People's Protection Units (YPG) capture the city of Kobanî without resistance, starting the Rojava conflict in Northeast Syria.
- 2018 The Knesset passes the controversial Nationality Bill, which defines the State of Israel as the nation-state of the Jewish people.
Famous people born on 19 July
- Demi Moore, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (1950–2022)
- Vitali Klitschko, Ukrainian boxer and politician, Mayor of Kyiv (born 1971)
- Jon Jones, American mixed martial artist (born 1987)
- Benedict Cumberbatch, English actor (born 1976)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2017 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '2017 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 6 February – Sapphire Jubilee of Elizabeth II's accession as Queen of Australia
- 11 March – The Western Australian state election is held. The Labor Party led by Mark McGowan defeats the Liberal government of Colin Barnett.
- 28 March – Severe Tropical Cyclone Debbie makes landfall between Airlie Beach and Bowen in north Queensland. Power outages affect over 140,000 properties across Queensland.
Life in Australia in 2017
Prime Minister
Malcolm Turnbull
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
Petrol (per litre)
$1.25
Loaf of Bread
$3.60
Average House
$660,000
Weekly Wage
$1,565.00
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