At A Glance

30 January 2009 at a glance

Day of the week
30 January 2009 was a Friday.
ARIA No. 1
The ARIA No. 1 was “You Found Me” by The Fray.
Top Film of 2009
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2009 was Avatar.
Best-Selling Vehicle of 2009
Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 2009 was the Holden Commodore.
Star sign
The star sign for 30 January is Aquarius.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 30 January 2009 fell in the Year of the Ox.
Birthstone
The birthstone for January is Garnet.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 30 January 2009 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 30 January

  • 1989 The American embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan is closed.
  • 1995 Hydroxycarbamide becomes the first approved preventive treatment for sickle cell disease.
  • 2007 Microsoft Corporation releases Windows Vista, a major release of the operating system Microsoft Windows and the NT based kernel.
  • 2013 Naro-1 becomes the first carrier rocket launched by South Korea.
  • 2020 The World Health Organization declares the COVID-19 pandemic to be a Public Health Emergency of International Concern.

Famous people born on 30 January

  • Christian Bale, British actor (born 1974)
  • Franklin D. Roosevelt, American lawyer and statesman, 32nd President of the United States (1882–1945)
  • Amelia Dimoldenberg, English comedian, writer and presenter (born 1994)
  • Phil Collins, English drummer, singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (born 1951)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 2009 in Australia

A selection from Wikipedia's '2009 in Australia'. Not a complete list.

  • 4 January – Torrential downpours in north western Queensland cause flooding in Cloncurry and Mount Isa.
  • 3 February – Justice Virginia Bell is sworn in as a puisne judge of the High Court of Australia, replacing Justice Michael Kirby who retired the previous day.
  • 14 March – The Victorian bushfires are officially declared contained.

Life in Australia in 2009

Prime Minister

Kevin Rudd

Monarch

Queen Elizabeth II

Petrol (per litre)

$1.10

Loaf of Bread

$2.80

Average House

$395,000

Weekly Wage

$1,185.00

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