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26 March 2022 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 26 March 2022 was a Saturday.
- ARIA No. 1
- The ARIA No. 1 was “Heat Waves” by Glass Animals.
- 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 26 March is Aries.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 26 March 2022 fell in the Year of the Tiger.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for March is Aquamarine.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 26 March 2022 was Waning Crescent.
On this day: 26 March
- 1981 Social Democratic Party (UK) is founded as a party.
- 1982 A groundbreaking ceremony for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial is held in Washington, D.C.
- 1991 Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay sign the Treaty of Asunción, establishing Mercosur, the South Common Market.
- 2005 Around 200,000 to 300,000 Taiwanese demonstrate in Taipei in opposition to the Anti-Secession Law of China.
- 2017 Russia-wide anti-corruption protests in 99 cities. The Levada Center survey showed that 38% of surveyed Russians supported protests and that 67 percent held Putin personally responsible for high-level corruption.
Famous people born on 26 March
- Diana Ross, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress (born 1944)
- Keira Knightley, English actress (born 1985)
- James Caan, American actor and singer (1940–2022)
- Mikel Arteta, Spanish footballer (born 1982)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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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
Scott Morrison
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
Petrol (per litre)
$1.85
Loaf of Bread
$4.10
Average House
$800,000
Weekly Wage
$1,840.00
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