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3 September 2014 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 3 September 2014 was a Wednesday.
- ARIA No. 1
- The ARIA No. 1 was “Shake It Off” by Taylor Swift.
- 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 3 September is Virgo.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 3 September 2014 fell in the Year of the Horse.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 3 September 2014 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 3 September
- 1981 The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, an international bill of rights for women, is instituted by the United Nations.
- 1987 In a coup d'état in Burundi, President Jean-Baptiste Bagaza is deposed by Major Pierre Buyoya.
- 2001 In Belfast, Protestant loyalists begin a picket of Holy Cross, a Catholic primary school for girls.
- 2016 The U.S. and China, together responsible for 40% of the world's carbon emissions, both formally ratify the Paris global climate agreement.
- 2017 North Korea conducts its sixth and most powerful nuclear test.
Famous people born on 3 September
- Kaia Gerber, American model and actress (born 2001)
- Charlie Sheen, American actor and producer (born 1965)
- Garrett Hedlund, American actor (born 1984)
- Redfoo, American singer-songwriter, producer, and dancer (born 1975)
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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