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31 July 2020 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 31 July 2020 was a Friday.
- ARIA No. 1
- The ARIA No. 1 was “Savage Love (Laxed – Siren Beat)” by Jawsh 685 and Jason Derulo.
- Top Film of 2020
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2020 was Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train.
- Best-Selling Vehicle of 2020
- Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 2020 was the Toyota HiLux.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 31 July is Leo.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 31 July 2020 fell in the Year of the Rat.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for July is Ruby.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 31 July 2020 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 31 July
- 1992 The nation of Georgia joins the United Nations.
- 1992 Space Shuttle program: Atlantis is launched on STS-46 to deploy the European Retrievable Carrier and the Tethered Satellite System.
- 2006 Fidel Castro hands over power to his brother, Raúl.
- 2007 Operation Banner, the presence of the British Army in Northern Ireland, and the longest-running British Army operation ever, comes to an end.
- 2012 Michael Phelps breaks the record set in 1964 by Larisa Latynina for the most medals won at the Olympics.
Famous people born on 31 July
- J. K. Rowling, English author and film producer (born 1965)
- Mark Cuban, American businessman and television personality (born 1958)
- Emilia Fox, English actress (born 1974)
- Wesley Snipes, American actor and producer (born 1962)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2020 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '2020 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 16 February – A fundraising concert Fire Fight Australia is held at Stadium Australia in Sydney following the 2019–20 Australian bushfire season.
- 26 February – Down to Earth bushfire relief benefit concert held at Sidney Myer Music Bowl in Melbourne.
- 23 March – The Australian Parliament sits to debate and pass an economic stimulus package to attempt to mitigate the economic effect of the COVID-19 pandemic, then adjourns until August 2020.
Life in Australia in 2020
Prime Minister
Scott Morrison
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
Petrol (per litre)
$1.10
Loaf of Bread
$3.80
Average House
$590,000
Weekly Wage
$1,710.00
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