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31 October 2014 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 31 October 2014 was a Friday.
- ARIA No. 1
- The ARIA No. 1 was “Thinking Out Loud” by Ed Sheeran.
- 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 31 October is Scorpio.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 31 October 2014 fell in the Year of the Horse.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for October is Opal.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 31 October 2014 was First Quarter.
On this day: 31 October
- 2000 Soyuz TM-31 launches, carrying the first resident crew to the International Space Station. The ISS has been crewed continuously since then.
- 2002 A federal grand jury in Houston, Texas indicts former Enron chief financial officer Andrew Fastow on 78 counts of wire fraud, money laundering, conspiracy and obstruction of justice related to the collapse of his ex-employer.
- 2003 Mahathir Mohamad resigns as Prime Minister of Malaysia and is replaced by Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, marking an end to Mahathir's 22 years in power.
- 2011 The global population of humans reaches seven billion. This day is now recognized by the United Nations as the Day of Seven Billion.
- 2020 Berlin Brandenburg Airport opens its doors after nearly 10 years of delays due to construction issues and project corruption.
Famous people born on 31 October
- Marcus Rashford, English footballer (born 1997)
- Nick Saban, American football player and coach (born 1951)
- John Candy, Canadian actor, producer, and screenwriter (1950–1994)
- Michael Landon, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (1936–1991)
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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