At A Glance

30 March 2014 at a glance

Day of the week
30 March 2014 was a Sunday.
ARIA No. 1
The ARIA No. 1 was “Happy” by Pharrell Williams.
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 30 March is Aries.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 30 March 2014 fell in the Year of the Horse.
Birthstone
The birthstone for March is Aquamarine.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 30 March 2014 was New Moon.

On this day: 30 March

  • 2006 Cyclone Glenda, one of the strongest tropical cyclones in the Australian region makes landfall near Onslow, Western Australia.
  • 2008 Drolma Kyi arrested by Chinese authorities.
  • 2011 Min Aung Hlaing is appointed as the Commander-in-Chief of Myanmar's armed forces.
  • 2017 SpaceX conducts the world's first reflight of an orbital class rocket.
  • 2019 Pope Francis visits Morocco.

Famous people born on 30 March

  • Warren Beatty, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1937)
  • Celine Dion, Canadian singer-songwriter (born 1968)
  • Eric Clapton, English guitarist and singer-songwriter (born 1945)
  • Vincent van Gogh, Dutch-French painter and illustrator (1853–1890)

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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