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30 July 2022 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 30 July 2022 was a Saturday.
- ARIA No. 1
- The ARIA No. 1 was “Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)” by Kate Bush.
- Top Film of 2022
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2022 was Avatar: The Way of Water.
- Best-Selling Vehicle of 2022
- Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 2022 was the Toyota HiLux.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 30 July is Leo.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 30 July 2022 fell in the Year of the Tiger.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for July is Ruby.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 30 July 2022 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 30 July
- 2006 The world's longest running music show Top of the Pops is broadcast for the last time on BBC Two. The show had aired for 42 years.
- 2011 Marriage of Queen Elizabeth II's eldest granddaughter Zara Phillips to former rugby union footballer Mike Tindall.
- 2012 A power grid failure in Delhi leaves more than 300 million people without power in northern India.
- 2020 NASA's Mars 2020 mission is launched on an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
- 2025 A magnitude 8.8 earthquake hits Russia, causing tsunamis over the Pacific Ocean.
Famous people born on 30 July
- Christopher Nolan, English-American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1970)
- Arnold Schwarzenegger, Austrian-American bodybuilder, actor, and politician, 38th Governor of California (born 1947)
- Joey King, American actress (born 1999)
- Simon Baker, Australian actor, director, and producer (born 1969)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2022 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '2022 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 6 February – Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II's accession as Queen of Australia. Buildings and monuments across Australia were lit in royal purple to mark the start of the Platinum Jubilee year.
- 19 March – The 2022 South Australian state election results in defeat for Steven Marshall's Liberal government, and Labor leader Peter Malinauskas claims victory.
- 21 May – The 2022 Australian federal election takes place.
Life in Australia in 2022
Prime Minister
Anthony Albanese
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
Petrol (per litre)
$1.85
Loaf of Bread
$4.10
Average House
$800,000
Weekly Wage
$1,840.00
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