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24 May 2005 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 24 May 2005 was a Tuesday.
- ARIA No. 1
- The ARIA No. 1 was “Don't Phunk with My Heart” by The Black Eyed Peas.
- 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 24 May is Gemini.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 24 May 2005 fell in the Year of the Rooster.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for May is Emerald.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 24 May 2005 was Full Moon.
On this day: 24 May
- 1993 Eritrea gains its independence from Ethiopia.
- 1999 The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in The Hague, Netherlands indicts Slobodan Milošević and four others for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Kosovo.
- 2000 Israeli troops withdraw from southern Lebanon after 22 years of occupation.
- 2002 Russia and the United States sign the Moscow Treaty.
- 2014 A 6.4 magnitude earthquake occurs in the Aegean Sea between Greece and Turkey, injuring 324 people.
Famous people born on 24 May
- Queen Victoria (1819–1901)
- Bob Dylan, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, artist, writer, and producer; Nobel Prize laureate (born 1941)
- Priscilla Presley, American actress and businesswoman (born 1945)
- Alfred Molina, English actor (born 1953)
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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).
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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