At A Glance

22 March 2022 at a glance

Day of the week
22 March 2022 was a Tuesday.
ARIA No. 1
The ARIA No. 1 was “Heat Waves” by Glass Animals.
Top Film of 2022
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2022 was Avatar: The Way of Water.
Best-Selling Vehicle of 2022
Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 2022 was the Toyota HiLux.
Star sign
The star sign for 22 March is Aries.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 22 March 2022 fell in the Year of the Tiger.
Birthstone
The birthstone for March is Aquamarine.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 22 March 2022 was Waning Gibbous.

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 2022 in Australia

A selection from Wikipedia's '2022 in Australia'. Not a complete list.

  • 6 February – Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II's accession as Queen of Australia. Buildings and monuments across Australia were lit in royal purple to mark the start of the Platinum Jubilee year.
  • 19 March – The 2022 South Australian state election results in defeat for Steven Marshall's Liberal government, and Labor leader Peter Malinauskas claims victory.
  • 21 May – The 2022 Australian federal election takes place.

Life in Australia in 2022

Prime Minister

Scott Morrison

Monarch

Queen Elizabeth II

Petrol (per litre)

$1.85

Loaf of Bread

$4.10

Average House

$800,000

Weekly Wage

$1,840.00

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