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31 March 2008 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 31 March 2008 was a Monday.
- ARIA No. 1
- The ARIA No. 1 was “Low” by Flo Rida featuring T-Pain.
- Top Film of 2008
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2008 was The Dark Knight.
- Best-Selling Vehicle of 2008
- Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 2008 was the Holden Commodore.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 31 March is Aries.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 31 March 2008 fell in the Year of the Rat.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for March is Aquamarine.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 31 March 2008 was Waning Crescent.
On this day: 31 March
- 1998 Netscape releases Mozilla source code under an open source license.
- 2005 The dwarf planet Makemake is discovered by a team led by astronomer Michael E. Brown at the Palomar Observatory.
- 2016 NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and Roscosmos cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko return to Earth after a yearlong mission at the International Space Station.
- 2018 Start of the 2018 Armenian revolution.
- 2023 A historic tornado outbreak occurs in the American Midwest and South.
Famous people born on 31 March
- Ewan McGregor, Scottish actor (born 1971)
- Christopher Walken, American actor (born 1943)
- Angus Young, Scottish-Australian guitarist and songwriter (born 1955)
- Rhea Perlman, American actress (born 1948)
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Events of 2008 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '2008 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 11 January – An Airbus A319 lands at the new Wilkins Runway in the Australian Antarctic Territory, becoming the first passenger flight from Australia to Antarctica.
- 22 May – Revolutionary Australian forum television programme Q&A broadcasts its first episode.
- 13 July – Pope Benedict XVI arrives for his first papal visit to Australia, ahead of World Youth Day 2008.
Life in Australia in 2008
Prime Minister
Kevin Rudd
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
Petrol (per litre)
$1.40
Loaf of Bread
$2.70
Average House
$400,000
Weekly Wage
$1,155.00
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