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29 October 2014 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 29 October 2014 was a Wednesday.
- ARIA No. 1
- The ARIA No. 1 was “Thinking Out Loud” by Ed Sheeran.
- 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 29 October is Scorpio.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 29 October 2014 fell in the Year of the Horse.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for October is Opal.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 29 October 2014 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 29 October
- 1998 Space Shuttle Discovery blasts off on STS-95 with 77-year-old John Glenn on board, making him the oldest person to go into space at that time.
- 1999 A large cyclone devastates Odisha, India.
- 2008 Delta Air Lines merges with Northwest Airlines, creating the world's largest airline and reducing the number of US legacy carriers to five.
- 2015 China announces the end of its one-child policy after 35 years.
- 2020 Jeremy Corbyn, former Leader of the Labour Party and of the Opposition in the United Kingdom is suspended from the Labour Party following his response to findings from the EHRC on the issue of antisemitism within the party.
Famous people born on 29 October
- Winona Ryder, American actress and producer (born 1971)
- Ahmed al-Sharaa, Syrian revolutionary and military leader, President of Syria (born 1982)
- Bob Ross, American painter and television host (1942–1995)
- Tracee Ellis Ross, American actress and producer (born 1972)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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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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