At A Glance

24 September 2013 at a glance

Day of the week
24 September 2013 was a Tuesday.
ARIA No. 1
The ARIA No. 1 was “Roar” by Katy Perry.
Top Film of 2013
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2013 was Frozen.
Best-Selling Vehicle of 2013
Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 2013 was the Toyota Corolla.
Star sign
The star sign for 24 September is Libra.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 24 September 2013 fell in the Year of the Snake.
Birthstone
The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 24 September 2013 was Waning Gibbous.

On this day: 24 September

  • 2005 Hurricane Rita makes landfall in the United States, devastating portions of southwestern Louisiana and extreme southeastern Texas.
  • 2007 Between 30,000 and 100,000 people take part in anti-government protests in Yangon, Burma, the largest in 20 years.
  • 2008 Thabo Mbeki resigns as president of South Africa.
  • 2009 The G20 summit begins in Pittsburgh with 30 global leaders in attendance.
  • 2014 The Mars Orbiter Mission makes India the first Asian nation to reach Mars orbit, and the first nation in the world to do so in its first attempt.

Famous people born on 24 September

  • Harriet Walter, English actress (born 1950)
  • Phil Hartman, Canadian-American actor and screenwriter (1948–1998)
  • Linda McCartney, American singer, photographer, and activist (1941–1998)
  • F. Scott Fitzgerald, American novelist and short story writer (1896–1940)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 2013 in Australia

A selection from Wikipedia's '2013 in Australia'. Not a complete list.

  • 4–20 January – A heat wave in south-eastern Australia results in several bushfires in Tasmania.
  • 23 January – A monsoon trough passes over parts of Queensland and New South Wales, causing severe storms, flooding, and tornadoes.
  • 9 March – The 2013 Western Australian state election is held. The Liberal Party led by Colin Barnett retains government, winning a majority in its own right.

Life in Australia in 2013

Prime Minister

Tony Abbott

Monarch

Queen Elizabeth II

Petrol (per litre)

$1.42

Loaf of Bread

$3.20

Average House

$500,000

Weekly Wage

$1,400.00

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