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25 May 2015 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 25 May 2015 was a Monday.
- ARIA No. 1
- The ARIA No. 1 was “You Don't Own Me” by Grace featuring G-Eazy.
- Top Film of 2015
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2015 was Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
- Best-Selling Vehicle of 2015
- Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 2015 was the Toyota Corolla.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 25 May is Gemini.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 25 May 2015 fell in the Year of the Goat.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for May is Emerald.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 25 May 2015 was First Quarter.
On this day: 25 May
- 2009 North Korea allegedly tests its second nuclear device, after which Pyongyang also conducts several missile tests, building tensions in the international community.
- 2011 Oprah Winfrey airs her last show, ending her 25-year run of The Oprah Winfrey Show.
- 2012 The SpaceX Dragon 1 becomes the first commercial spacecraft to successfully rendezvous and berth with the International Space Station.
- 2018 The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) becomes enforceable in the European Union.
- 2018 Ireland votes to repeal the Eighth Amendment of their constitution that prohibits abortion in all but a few cases, choosing to replace it with the Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland.
Famous people born on 25 May
- Ian McKellen, English actor (born 1939)
- Cillian Murphy, Irish actor (born 1976)
- Anne Heche, American actress (1969–2022)
- Rash Behari Bose, Indian soldier and activist (1886–1945)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2015 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '2015 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 31 January – A state election is held in Queensland. The Labor Party led by Annastacia Palaszczuk forms a minority government with the support of an independent MP.
- 9 February – The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) announced that Australia will debut in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 in Vienna, Austria.
- 20 February – Cyclone Marcia makes landfall in Queensland, damaging the city of Rockhampton and surrounds.
Life in Australia in 2015
Prime Minister
Tony Abbott
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
Petrol (per litre)
$1.15
Loaf of Bread
$3.50
Average House
$560,000
Weekly Wage
$1,490.00
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