At A Glance

25 July 2014 at a glance

Day of the week
25 July 2014 was a Friday.
ARIA No. 1
The ARIA No. 1 was “We Are Done” by The Madden Brothers.
Top Film of 2014
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2014 was Transformers: Age of Extinction.
Best-Selling Vehicle of 2014
Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 2014 was the Toyota Corolla.
Star sign
The star sign for 25 July is Leo.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 25 July 2014 fell in the Year of the Horse.
Birthstone
The birthstone for July is Ruby.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 25 July 2014 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 25 July

  • 1996 In a military coup in Burundi, Pierre Buyoya deposes Sylvestre Ntibantunganya.
  • 2007 Pratibha Patil is sworn in as India's first female president.
  • 2010 WikiLeaks publishes classified documents about the War in Afghanistan, one of the largest leaks in U.S. military history.
  • 2018 As-Suwayda attacks: Coordinated attacks occur in Syria.
  • 2019 National extreme heat records set this day in the UK, Belgium, The Netherlands and Germany during the July 2019 European heat wave.

Famous people born on 25 July

  • Hasan Piker, American Twitch streamer (born 1991)
  • Jaafar Jackson, American actor and singer (born 1996)
  • Zawe Ashton, British actress (born 1984)
  • Bryce Young, American football player (born 2001)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 2014 in Australia

A selection from Wikipedia's '2014 in Australia'. Not a complete list.

  • 15 March – State elections are held in South Australia and Tasmania. The Liberal Party defeats the Giddings Labor government in Tasmania, after 16 years in opposition.
  • 30 March – It is announced that former Defence Force Chief Angus Houston will lead the search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 by heading a new Joint Agency Co-ordination Centre to be established in Perth, Western Australia.
  • 5 April – A special election is held for six Senate seats from Western Australia, following the voiding of results due to the loss of 1,375 ballot papers in the 2013 federal election.

Life in Australia in 2014

Prime Minister

Tony Abbott

Monarch

Queen Elizabeth II

Petrol (per litre)

$1.38

Loaf of Bread

$3.30

Average House

$525,000

Weekly Wage

$1,440.00

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