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2 March 2019 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 2 March 2019 was a Saturday.
- ARIA No. 1
- The ARIA No. 1 was “7 Rings” by Ariana Grande.
- Top Film of 2019
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2019 was Avengers: Endgame.
- Best-Selling Vehicle of 2019
- Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 2019 was the Toyota HiLux.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 2 March is Pisces.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 2 March 2019 fell in the Year of the Pig.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for March is Aquamarine.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 2 March 2019 was Waning Crescent.
On this day: 2 March
- 1995 Researchers at Fermilab announce the discovery of the top quark.
- 1998 Data sent from the Galileo spacecraft indicates that Jupiter's moon Europa has a liquid ocean under a thick crust of ice.
- 2014 The Oscar Selfie, regarded as one of the most influential and important images of all time, is taken at the 86th Academy Awards.
- 2017 The elements Moscovium, Tennessine, and Oganesson are officially added to the periodic table at a conference in Moscow, Russia.
- 2022 Russian forces capture the city of Kherson during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which subsequently began the start of the Russian occupation and military-civilian administration in Kherson. Kherson is the only regional capital in Ukraine that Russia captured.
Famous people born on 2 March
- Chris Martin, English singer-songwriter (Coldplay) (born 1977)
- Daniel Craig, English actor and producer (born 1968)
- Bryce Dallas Howard, American actress (born 1981)
- Mikhail Gorbachev, Russian lawyer and politician, the 8th and final leader of the Soviet Union, Nobel Prize laureate (1931–2022)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2019 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '2019 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 5 January – A far-right political rally held in Melbourne, marked by scuffles with police and counter-protesters, is attended by Independent Senator Fraser Anning, who admits to using tax-payer funded travel to attend the event.
- 4 February – The Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry final report is tabled in Parliament. The report makes 76 recommendations.
- 23 March – The Liberal-National Coalition government led by Gladys Berejiklian wins the 2019 New South Wales state election and returns to office with a reduced majority.
Life in Australia in 2019
Prime Minister
Scott Morrison
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
Petrol (per litre)
$1.40
Loaf of Bread
$3.70
Average House
$580,000
Weekly Wage
$1,640.00
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