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2 September 2014 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 2 September 2014 was a Tuesday.
- ARIA No. 1
- The ARIA No. 1 was “Shake It Off” by Taylor Swift.
- Top Film of 2014
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2014 was Transformers: Age of Extinction.
- Best-Selling Vehicle of 2014
- Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 2014 was the Toyota Corolla.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 2 September is Virgo.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 2 September 2014 fell in the Year of the Horse.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 2 September 2014 was First Quarter.
On this day: 2 September
- 2008 Google launches its Google Chrome web browser.
- 2010 Israel-Palestinian conflict: the 2010 Israeli-Palestinian peace talks are launched by the United States.
- 2013 The Eastern span replacement of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge opens at 10:15 pm at a cost of $6.4 billion, after the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake damaged the old span.
- 2018 National Museum of Brazil fire: A massive fire destroys most of the Paço de São Cristóvão, which houses the National Museum of Brazil, in Rio de Janeiro. The museum holds important archaeοlogical and anthropological objects, including the remains of the Luzia Woman, Marajoara vases and Egyptian mummies.
- 2023 India's first solar observation mission: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launches Aditya-L1 from Satish Dhawan space centre.
Famous people born on 2 September
- Austin Abrams, American actor (born 1996)
- Keanu Reeves, Canadian actor, singer, and producer (born 1964)
- Salma Hayek, Mexican-American actress, director, and producer (born 1966)
- Bradley Barcola, French footballer (born 2002)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2014 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '2014 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 15 March – State elections are held in South Australia and Tasmania. The Liberal Party defeats the Giddings Labor government in Tasmania, after 16 years in opposition.
- 30 March – It is announced that former Defence Force Chief Angus Houston will lead the search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 by heading a new Joint Agency Co-ordination Centre to be established in Perth, Western Australia.
- 5 April – A special election is held for six Senate seats from Western Australia, following the voiding of results due to the loss of 1,375 ballot papers in the 2013 federal election.
Life in Australia in 2014
Prime Minister
Tony Abbott
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
Petrol (per litre)
$1.38
Loaf of Bread
$3.30
Average House
$525,000
Weekly Wage
$1,440.00
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