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21 June 2009 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 21 June 2009 was a Sunday.
- ARIA No. 1
- The ARIA No. 1 was “Boom Boom Pow” by The Black Eyed Peas.
- 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 21 June is Cancer.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 21 June 2009 fell in the Year of the Ox.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for June is Pearl.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 21 June 2009 was Waning Crescent.
On this day: 21 June
- 1993 Space Shuttle Endeavour is launched on STS-57 to retrieve the European Retrievable Carrier (EURECA) satellite. It is also the first shuttle mission to carry the Spacehab module.
- 2000 Section 28 (of the Local Government Act 1988), outlawing the 'promotion' of homosexuality in the United Kingdom, is repealed in Scotland with a 99 to 17 vote.
- 2004 SpaceShipOne becomes the first privately funded spaceplane to achieve spaceflight.
- 2006 Pluto's newly discovered moons are officially named Nix and Hydra.
- 2009 Greenland assumes self-rule.
Famous people born on 21 June
- William, Prince of Wales, Prince of Wales, heir apparent to the British throne (born 1982)
- Chris Pratt, American actor (born 1979)
- Lana Del Rey, American singer-songwriter (born 1985)
- Edward Snowden, American activist and academic (born 1983)
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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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