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28 March 2024 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 28 March 2024 was a Thursday.
- ARIA No. 1
- The ARIA No. 1 was “Beautiful Things” by Benson Boone.
- Top Film of 2024
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2024 was Inside Out 2.
- Best-Selling Vehicle of 2024
- Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 2024 was the Ford Ranger.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 28 March is Aries.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 28 March 2024 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for March is Aquamarine.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 28 March 2024 was Waning Gibbous.
On this day: 28 March
- 1979 A coolant leak at the Three Mile Island's Unit 2 nuclear reactor outside Harrisburg, Pennsylvania leads to the core overheating and a partial meltdown.
- 1990 United States President George H. W. Bush posthumously awards Jesse Owens the Congressional Gold Medal.
- 2001 Athens International Airport Eleftherios Venizelos begins operation.
- 2006 At least one million union members, students and unemployed take to the streets in France in protest at the government's proposed First Employment Contract law.
- 2020 The region of Uusimaa (with the capital city Helsinki) is temporarily isolated from the rest of Finland due to increased COVID-19 infections.
Famous people born on 28 March
- Julia Stiles, American actress (born 1981)
- Lady Gaga, American singer-songwriter and actress (born 1986)
- Dianne Wiest, American actress (born 1948)
- Reba McEntire, American singer-songwriter and actress (born 1955)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2024 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '2024 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 14 January – Mary Donaldson becomes the first Australian-born queen consort of a European monarchy when she is proclaimed Queen of Denmark when her husband Frederik X ascends the throne following the abdication of his mother Margrethe II.
- 23 March – The 2024 Tasmanian state election is held. Neither major party achieves an outright majority, resulting in a hung parliament.
- 28 March – Sally Capp announces she will stand down as the Lord Mayor of Melbourne in June, ahead of the 2024 Victorian local elections in October.
Life in Australia in 2024
Prime Minister
Anthony Albanese
Monarch
King Charles III
Petrol (per litre)
$1.90
Loaf of Bread
$4.50
Average House
$800,000
Weekly Wage
$1,950.00
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