At A Glance
20 June 2014 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 20 June 2014 was a Friday.
- ARIA No. 1
- The ARIA No. 1 was “Que Sera” by Justice Crew.
- 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 20 June is Gemini.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 20 June 2014 fell in the Year of the Horse.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for June is Pearl.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 20 June 2014 was Waning Crescent.
On this day: 20 June
- 1991 The German Bundestag votes to move seat of government from the former West German capital of Bonn to the present capital of Berlin.
- 1996 Space Shuttle Columbia launches on STS-78 to conduct life science and microgravity research aboard the Spacelab module.
- 2003 The Wikimedia Foundation is founded in St. Petersburg, Florida.
- 2019 Iran's Air Defense Forces shoot down an American surveillance drone over the Strait of Hormuz amid rising tensions between the two countries.
- 2025 The first EF5 tornado in 12 years occurs in Enderlin, North Dakota.
Famous people born on 20 June
- Nicole Kidman, American-Australian actress (born 1967)
- John Goodman, American actor (born 1952)
- Lionel Richie, American singer, songwriter, pianist, producer, and actor (born 1949)
- Frank Lampard, English footballer (born 1978)
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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