At A Glance

23 January 2005 at a glance

Day of the week
23 January 2005 was a Sunday.
ARIA No. 1
The ARIA No. 1 was “Nasty Girl” by Nitty.
Top Film of 2005
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2005 was Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
Best-Selling Vehicle of 2005
Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 2005 was the Holden Commodore.
Star sign
The star sign for 23 January is Aquarius.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 23 January 2005 fell in the Year of the Monkey.
Birthstone
The birthstone for January is Garnet.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 23 January 2005 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 23 January

  • 1997 Madeleine Albright becomes the first woman to serve as United States Secretary of State.
  • 1998 Netscape announces Mozilla, with the intention to release Communicator code as open source.
  • 2001 Five people attempt to set themselves on fire in Beijing's Tiananmen Square, an act that many people later claim is staged by the Chinese Communist Party to frame Falun Gong and thus escalate their persecution.
  • 2003 A very weak signal from Pioneer 10 is detected for the last time, but no usable data can be extracted.
  • 2018 The China–United States trade war begins when President Donald Trump places tariffs on Chinese solar panels and washing machines.

Famous people born on 23 January

  • Mariska Hargitay, American actress and producer (born 1964)
  • Tiffani Thiessen, American actress (born 1974)
  • Subhas Chandra Bose, Indian freedom fighter and politician (1897–1945)
  • Sully Sullenberger, American airline pilot and safety expert (born 1951)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 2005 in Australia

A selection from Wikipedia's '2005 in Australia'. Not a complete list.

  • 28 January – The Australian Labor Party leadership spill, 2005 takes place. Kim Beazley is the only contender and is elected unopposed as leader of the Federal Labor Party and of the Federal Opposition.
  • 24 February – the Nintendo DS is released in Australia.
  • 9 March – Immigration Minister Amanda Vanstone rejects the findings of a Senate report regarding the replacement of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC).
More events of 2005 →Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Life in Australia in 2005

Prime Minister

John Howard

Monarch

Queen Elizabeth II

Petrol (per litre)

$1.05

Loaf of Bread

$2.50

Average House

$310,000

Weekly Wage

$1,020.00

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