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2 October 2009 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 2 October 2009 was a Friday.
- ARIA No. 1
- The ARIA No. 1 was “Sexy Bitch” by David Guetta featuring Akon.
- Top Film of 2009
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2009 was Avatar.
- Best-Selling Vehicle of 2009
- Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 2009 was the Holden Commodore.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 2 October is Libra.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 2 October 2009 fell in the Year of the Ox.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for October is Opal.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 2 October 2009 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 2 October
- 1971 South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu is re-elected in a one-man election.
- 1980 Michael Myers becomes the first member of either chamber of Congress to be expelled since the Civil War.
- 1996 The Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments are signed by U.S. President Bill Clinton.
- 2004 The first parkrun, then known as the Bushy Park Time Trial, takes place in Bushy Park, London, UK.
- 2007 President Roh Moo-hyun of South Korea goes to North Korea for an Inter-Korean summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-il.
Famous people born on 2 October
- Mahatma Gandhi, Indian freedom fighter, activist and philosopher (1869–1948)
- Sting, English singer-songwriter and actor (born 1951)
- Freddie Jackson, American soul singer (1956–2026)
- Richard III of England (1452–1485)
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Events of 2009 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '2009 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 4 January – Torrential downpours in north western Queensland cause flooding in Cloncurry and Mount Isa.
- 3 February – Justice Virginia Bell is sworn in as a puisne judge of the High Court of Australia, replacing Justice Michael Kirby who retired the previous day.
- 14 March – The Victorian bushfires are officially declared contained.
Life in Australia in 2009
Prime Minister
Kevin Rudd
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
Petrol (per litre)
$1.10
Loaf of Bread
$2.80
Average House
$395,000
Weekly Wage
$1,185.00
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Famous Faces Born in the 2000s
Well-known people born in the same decade as you, not on your birthday.
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