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23 October 2021 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 23 October 2021 was a Saturday.
- ARIA No. 1
- The ARIA No. 1 was “Stay” by The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber.
- Top Film of 2021
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2021 was Spider-Man: No Way Home.
- Best-Selling Vehicle of 2021
- Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 2021 was the Toyota HiLux.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 23 October is Scorpio.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 23 October 2021 fell in the Year of the Ox.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for October is Opal.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 23 October 2021 was Waning Gibbous.
On this day: 23 October
- 2007 Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on STS-120, with Pamela Melroy becoming the second female space shuttle commander.
- 2011 The Libyan National Transitional Council deems the Libyan Civil War over.
- 2017 War against the Islamic State: Philippine defense secretary Delfin Lorenzana declares the end of the Siege of Marawi.
- 2020 Second Libyan Civil War: The Second Libyan Civil War comes to an end as all parties to the 5+5 Joint Libyan Military Commission agree to a ceasefire.
- 2022 Xi Jinping is elected as General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party by the Central Committee, beginning a third term of the paramount leader of China.
Famous people born on 23 October
- Margaret Qualley, American actress (born 1994)
- Ryan Reynolds, Canadian-American actor and producer (born 1976)
- Emilia Clarke, English actress (born 1986)
- "Weird Al" Yankovic, American comedy musician, writer, and actor (born 1959)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2021 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '2021 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 1 January – The words of the Australian national anthem, "Advance Australia Fair", are changed for the first time since 1984, amending the line "For we are young and free" to "For we are one and free".
- 15 February – 142,000 doses of the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine arrived in Australia.
- 13 March – The 2021 Western Australian state election is held with the incumbent McGowan Labor government winning with an increased majority.
Life in Australia in 2021
Prime Minister
Scott Morrison
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
Petrol (per litre)
$1.45
Loaf of Bread
$3.90
Average House
$720,000
Weekly Wage
$1,770.00
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