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27 February 2014 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 27 February 2014 was a Thursday.
- ARIA No. 1
- The ARIA No. 1 was “Happy” by Pharrell Williams.
- 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 27 February is Pisces.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 27 February 2014 fell in the Year of the Horse.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for February is Amethyst.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 27 February 2014 was Waning Crescent.
On this day: 27 February
- 1988 Sumgait pogrom: The Armenian community in Sumgait, Azerbaijan is targeted in a violent pogrom.
- 1991 Gulf War: U.S. President George H. W. Bush announces that "Kuwait is liberated".
- 2002 Ryanair Flight 296 catches fire at London Stansted Airport causing minor injuries.
- 2007 Chinese stock bubble of 2007: The Shanghai Stock Exchange falls 9%, the largest daily fall in ten years, following speculation about a crackdown on illegal share offerings and trading, and fears about accelerating inflation.
- 2019 Pakistan Air Force JF-17 Thunder downs Indian pilot Abhinandan Varthaman's Mig-21 in an aerial dogfight and captures him after conducting airstrikes in Jammu and Kashmir.
Famous people born on 27 February
- Kate Mara, American actress (born 1983)
- Elizabeth Taylor, English-American actress and humanitarian (1932–2011)
- John Steinbeck, American journalist and author, Nobel Prize laureate (1902–1968)
- Constantine the Great, Roman emperor (272–337)
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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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