At A Glance
29 September 2014 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 29 September 2014 was a Monday.
- ARIA No. 1
- The ARIA No. 1 was “You Ruin Me” by The Veronicas.
- 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 September is Libra.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 29 September 2014 fell in the Year of the Horse.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 29 September 2014 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 29 September
- 2004 The asteroid 4179 Toutatis passes within four lunar distances of Earth.
- 2005 John Roberts is confirmed as Chief Justice of the United States.
- 2007 Calder Hall, the world's first commercial nuclear power station, is demolished in a controlled explosion.
- 2016 Eleven days after the Uri attack, the Indian Army conducts "surgical strikes" against suspected militants in Pakistani-administered Kashmir.
- 2019 Violence and low turnout mar the 2019 Afghan presidential election.
Famous people born on 29 September
- Nicholas Galitzine, English actor (born 1994)
- Halsey, American singer (born 1994)
- Zachary Levi, American actor and singer (born 1980)
- Kevin Durant, American basketball player (born 1988)
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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