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28 September 2006 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 28 September 2006 was a Thursday.
- ARIA No. 1
- The ARIA No. 1 was “I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker (With Flowers in My Hair)” by Sandi Thom.
- Top Film of 2006
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2006 was Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest.
- Best-Selling Vehicle of 2006
- Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 2006 was the Holden Commodore.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 28 September is Libra.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 28 September 2006 fell in the Year of the Dog.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 28 September 2006 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 28 September
- 2000 Al-Aqsa Intifada: Ariel Sharon visits Al-Aqsa Mosque known to Jews as the Temple Mount in Jerusalem.
- 2006 Typhoon Xangsane passes over Manila after impacting parts of Southern Luzon and Eastern Visayas, becoming the strongest to affect the Philippine capital in 11 years.
- 2008 Falcon 1 becomes the first privately developed liquid-fuel ground-launched vehicle to put a payload into orbit by the RatSat mission.
- 2014 The 2014 Hong Kong protests begin in response to restrictive political reforms imposed by the NPC in Beijing.
- 2016 The 2016 South Australian blackout occurs, lasting up to three days in some areas.
Famous people born on 28 September
- Naomi Watts, English-Australian actress and producer (born 1968)
- Hilary Duff, American singer-songwriter and actress (born 1987)
- Bhagat Singh, Indian activist (1907–1931)
- Ranbir Kapoor, Indian actor and director (born 1982)
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Events of 2006 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '2006 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 9 January – Communities in the Pilbara region of Western Australia are evacuated due to Cyclone Clare.
- 18 March – South Australia and Tasmania vote in parliamentary state elections. Both the Mike Rann and Paul Lennon governments are re-elected.
- 7 April – John Landy retires as Governor of Victoria, and is succeeded by David de Kretser.
Life in Australia in 2006
Prime Minister
John Howard
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
Petrol (per litre)
$1.20
Loaf of Bread
$2.55
Average House
$330,000
Weekly Wage
$1,065.00
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Famous Faces Born in the 2000s
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