At A Glance

22 March 2020 at a glance

Day of the week
22 March 2020 was a Sunday.
ARIA No. 1
The ARIA No. 1 was “Blinding Lights” by The Weeknd.
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 22 March is Aries.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 22 March 2020 fell in the Year of the Rat.
Birthstone
The birthstone for March is Aquamarine.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 22 March 2020 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 22 March

  • 1997 Tara Lipinski, aged 14 years and nine months, becomes the youngest women's World Figure Skating Champion.
  • 2017 Syrian civil war: Five hundred members of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are airlifted south of the Euphrates by United States Air Force helicopters, beginning the Battle of Tabqa.
  • 2019 The Special Counsel investigation on the 2016 United States presidential election concludes when Robert Mueller submits his report to the United States Attorney General.
  • 2020 Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announces the country's largest ever self-imposed curfew, in an effort to fight the spread of COVID-19.
  • 2020 Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announces a national lockdown and the country's first ever self-imposed curfew, in an effort to fight the spread of COVID-19.

Famous people born on 22 March

  • Reese Witherspoon, American actress (born 1976)
  • William Shatner, Canadian actor (born 1931)
  • Cole Hauser, American actor (born 1975)
  • Noah LaLonde, American actor. Known for his role as Cole Walter in My Life with the Walter Boys. (born 1998)

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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