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24 June 2024 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 24 June 2024 was a Monday.
- ARIA No. 1
- The ARIA No. 1 was “Please Please Please” by Sabrina Carpenter.
- Top Film of 2024
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2024 was Inside Out 2.
- Best-Selling Vehicle of 2024
- Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 2024 was the Ford Ranger.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 24 June is Cancer.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 24 June 2024 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for June is Pearl.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 24 June 2024 was Waning Gibbous.
On this day: 24 June
- 2004 In New York, capital punishment is declared unconstitutional.
- 2010 At Wimbledon, John Isner of the United States defeats Nicolas Mahut of France, in the longest match in professional tennis history.
- 2010 Julia Gillard assumes office as the first female Prime Minister of Australia.
- 2022 In Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, the U.S. Supreme Court rules that the U.S. Constitution does not assign the authority to regulate abortions to the federal government, thereby returning such authority to the individual states. This overturns the prior decisions in Roe v. Wade (1973) and Planned Parenthood v. Casey (1992).
- 2023 The Wagner Group led by Yevgeny Prigozhin launches an insurrection against the Russian government.
Famous people born on 24 June
- Lionel Messi, Argentine footballer (born 1987)
- Minka Kelly, American actress (born 1980)
- Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexican politician (born 1962)
- Mindy Kaling, American actress and producer (born 1979)
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Events of 2024 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '2024 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 14 January – Mary Donaldson becomes the first Australian-born queen consort of a European monarchy when she is proclaimed Queen of Denmark when her husband Frederik X ascends the throne following the abdication of his mother Margrethe II.
- 23 March – The 2024 Tasmanian state election is held. Neither major party achieves an outright majority, resulting in a hung parliament.
- 28 March – Sally Capp announces she will stand down as the Lord Mayor of Melbourne in June, ahead of the 2024 Victorian local elections in October.
Life in Australia in 2024
Prime Minister
Anthony Albanese
Monarch
King Charles III
Petrol (per litre)
$1.90
Loaf of Bread
$4.50
Average House
$800,000
Weekly Wage
$1,950.00
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