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20 March 2021 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 20 March 2021 was a Saturday.
- ARIA No. 1
- The ARIA No. 1 was “Heat Waves” by Glass Animals.
- Top Film of 2021
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2021 was Spider-Man: No Way Home.
- Best-Selling Vehicle of 2021
- Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 2021 was the Toyota HiLux.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 20 March is Pisces.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 20 March 2021 fell in the Year of the Ox.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for March is Aquamarine.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 20 March 2021 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 20 March
- 2010 Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland begins eruptions that would last for three months, heavily disrupting air travel in Europe.
- 2015 A solar eclipse, equinox, and a supermoon all occur on the same day.
- 2015 Syrian civil war: The Siege of Kobanî is broken by the People's Protection Units (YPG) and Free Syrian Army (FSA), marking a turning point in the Rojava–Islamist conflict.
- 2019 Kassym-Jomart Tokayev is sworn in as acting president of Kazakhstan, following the resignation of long-time president Nursultan Nazarbayev.
- 2021 La Plume noire, an anarchist bookstore in Lyon, is targeted by an attack of the far-right, provoking a shock in Lyon's far-left circles.
Famous people born on 20 March
- Chester Bennington, American singer and songwriter (1976–2017)
- Ruby Rose, Australian actress and model (born 1986)
- Fred Rogers, American television host and author (born 1928)
- William Hurt, American actor (1950–2022)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2021 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '2021 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 1 January – The words of the Australian national anthem, "Advance Australia Fair", are changed for the first time since 1984, amending the line "For we are young and free" to "For we are one and free".
- 15 February – 142,000 doses of the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine arrived in Australia.
- 13 March – The 2021 Western Australian state election is held with the incumbent McGowan Labor government winning with an increased majority.
Life in Australia in 2021
Prime Minister
Scott Morrison
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
Petrol (per litre)
$1.45
Loaf of Bread
$3.90
Average House
$720,000
Weekly Wage
$1,770.00
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