At A Glance

24 September 2022 at a glance

Day of the week
24 September 2022 was a Saturday.
ARIA No. 1
The ARIA No. 1 was “I'm Good (Blue)” by David Guetta and Bebe Rexha.
Top Film of 2022
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2022 was Avatar: The Way of Water.
Best-Selling Vehicle of 2022
Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 2022 was the Toyota HiLux.
Star sign
The star sign for 24 September is Libra.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 24 September 2022 fell in the Year of the Tiger.
Birthstone
The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 24 September 2022 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 24 September

  • 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.
  • 2023 NASA's OSIRIS-REx capsule containing samples from the asteroid 101955 Bennu successfully lands back on Earth.

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)

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Events of 2022 in Australia

A selection from Wikipedia's '2022 in Australia'. Not a complete list.

  • 6 February – Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II's accession as Queen of Australia. Buildings and monuments across Australia were lit in royal purple to mark the start of the Platinum Jubilee year.
  • 19 March – The 2022 South Australian state election results in defeat for Steven Marshall's Liberal government, and Labor leader Peter Malinauskas claims victory.
  • 21 May – The 2022 Australian federal election takes place.

Life in Australia in 2022

Prime Minister

Anthony Albanese

Monarch

King Charles III

Petrol (per litre)

$1.85

Loaf of Bread

$4.10

Average House

$800,000

Weekly Wage

$1,840.00

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