At A Glance

20 July 2020 at a glance

Day of the week
20 July 2020 was a Monday.
ARIA No. 1
The ARIA No. 1 was “Savage Love (Laxed – Siren Beat)” by Jawsh 685 and Jason Derulo.
Top Film of 2020
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2020 was Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train.
Best-Selling Vehicle of 2020
Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 2020 was the Toyota HiLux.
Star sign
The star sign for 20 July is Cancer.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 20 July 2020 fell in the Year of the Rat.
Birthstone
The birthstone for July is Ruby.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 20 July 2020 was New Moon.

On this day: 20 July

  • 2013 Syrian civil war: The Battle of Ras al-Ayn ends with the expulsion of Islamist forces from the city by the People's Protection Units (YPG).
  • 2015 The United States and Cuba resume full diplomatic relations after five decades.
  • 2017 O. J. Simpson is granted parole to be released from prison after serving nine years of a 33-year sentence after being convicted of armed robbery in Las Vegas.
  • 2019 Soyuz MS-13 is launched to the International Space Station on the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing.
  • 2021 American businessman Jeff Bezos flies to space aboard New Shepard NS-16 operated by his private spaceflight company Blue Origin.

Famous people born on 20 July

  • Haakon VIII (born 1973)
  • Chris Cornell, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (1964–2017)
  • Julianne Hough, American singer-songwriter, actress, and dancer (born 1988)
  • Natalie Wood, American actress (1938–1981)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 2020 in Australia

A selection from Wikipedia's '2020 in Australia'. Not a complete list.

  • 16 February – A fundraising concert Fire Fight Australia is held at Stadium Australia in Sydney following the 2019–20 Australian bushfire season.
  • 26 February – Down to Earth bushfire relief benefit concert held at Sidney Myer Music Bowl in Melbourne.
  • 23 March – The Australian Parliament sits to debate and pass an economic stimulus package to attempt to mitigate the economic effect of the COVID-19 pandemic, then adjourns until August 2020.

Life in Australia in 2020

Prime Minister

Scott Morrison

Monarch

Queen Elizabeth II

Petrol (per litre)

$1.10

Loaf of Bread

$3.80

Average House

$590,000

Weekly Wage

$1,710.00

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