At A Glance

22 April 2019 at a glance

Day of the week
22 April 2019 was a Monday.
ARIA No. 1
The ARIA No. 1 was “Old Town Road” by Lil Nas X.
Top Film of 2019
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2019 was Avengers: Endgame.
Best-Selling Vehicle of 2019
Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 2019 was the Toyota HiLux.
Star sign
The star sign for 22 April is Taurus.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 22 April 2019 fell in the Year of the Pig.
Birthstone
The birthstone for April is Diamond.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 22 April 2019 was Waning Gibbous.

On this day: 22 April

  • 1970 The first Earth Day is celebrated.
  • 1970 Chicano residents in San Diego, California occupy a site under the Coronado Bridge, leading to the creation of Chicano Park.
  • 1977 Optical fiber is first used to carry live telephone traffic.
  • 2005 Japan's Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi apologizes for Japan's war record.
  • 2016 The Paris Agreement is signed, an agreement to help fight global warming.

Famous people born on 22 April

  • J. Robert Oppenheimer, American physicist and academic (1904–1967)
  • Jack Nicholson, American actor and producer (born 1937)
  • Jeffrey Dean Morgan, American actor (born 1966)
  • Vladimir Lenin, Russian revolutionary and founder of Soviet Russia (1870–1924)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 2019 in Australia

A selection from Wikipedia's '2019 in Australia'. Not a complete list.

  • 5 January – A far-right political rally held in Melbourne, marked by scuffles with police and counter-protesters, is attended by Independent Senator Fraser Anning, who admits to using tax-payer funded travel to attend the event.
  • 4 February – The Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry final report is tabled in Parliament. The report makes 76 recommendations.
  • 23 March – The Liberal-National Coalition government led by Gladys Berejiklian wins the 2019 New South Wales state election and returns to office with a reduced majority.

Life in Australia in 2019

Prime Minister

Scott Morrison

Monarch

Queen Elizabeth II

Petrol (per litre)

$1.40

Loaf of Bread

$3.70

Average House

$580,000

Weekly Wage

$1,640.00

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