At A Glance

3 May 2015 at a glance

Day of the week
3 May 2015 was a Sunday.
ARIA No. 1
The ARIA No. 1 was “See You Again” by Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth.
Top Film of 2015
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2015 was Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
Best-Selling Vehicle of 2015
Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 2015 was the Toyota Corolla.
Star sign
The star sign for 3 May is Taurus.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 3 May 2015 fell in the Year of the Goat.
Birthstone
The birthstone for May is Emerald.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 3 May 2015 was Full Moon.

On this day: 3 May

  • 1999 Infiltration of Pakistani soldiers on Indian side results in the Kargil War.
  • 2000 The sport of geocaching begins, with the first cache placed and the coordinates from a GPS posted on Usenet.
  • 2001 The United States loses its seat on the U.N. Human Rights Commission for the first time since the commission was formed in 1947.
  • 2016 Eighty-eight thousand people are evacuated from their homes in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada as a wildfire rips through the community, destroying approximately 2,400 homes and buildings.
  • 2023 Ethnic violence breaks out between the Meitei and the Kuki Zo people in the state of Manipur.

Famous people born on 3 May

  • Ella Langley, American singer-songwriter (born 1999)
  • Pom Klementieff, French actress (born 1986)
  • Rachel Zegler, American actress and singer (born 2001)
  • James Brown, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (1933–2006)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 2015 in Australia

A selection from Wikipedia's '2015 in Australia'. Not a complete list.

  • 31 January – A state election is held in Queensland. The Labor Party led by Annastacia Palaszczuk forms a minority government with the support of an independent MP.
  • 9 February – The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) announced that Australia will debut in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 in Vienna, Austria.
  • 20 February – Cyclone Marcia makes landfall in Queensland, damaging the city of Rockhampton and surrounds.

Life in Australia in 2015

Prime Minister

Tony Abbott

Monarch

Queen Elizabeth II

Petrol (per litre)

$1.15

Loaf of Bread

$3.50

Average House

$560,000

Weekly Wage

$1,490.00

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