At A Glance

4 March 2020 at a glance

Day of the week
4 March 2020 was a Wednesday.
ARIA No. 1
The ARIA No. 1 was “Blinding Lights” by The Weeknd.
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 4 March is Pisces.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 4 March 2020 fell in the Year of the Rat.
Birthstone
The birthstone for March is Aquamarine.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 4 March 2020 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 4 March

  • 1986 The Soviet Vega 1 begins returning images of Halley's Comet and the first images of its nucleus.
  • 1990 Lennox Sebe, President for life of the South African Bantustan of Ciskei, is ousted from power in a bloodless military coup led by Brigadier Oupa Gqozo.
  • 1994 Space Shuttle program: The Space Shuttle Columbia is launched on STS-62.
  • 2009 The International Criminal Court (ICC) issues an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur. Al-Bashir is the first sitting head of state to be indicted by the ICC since its establishment in 2002.
  • 2020 Nik Wallenda becomes the first person to walk over the Masaya Volcano in Nicaragua.

Famous people born on 4 March

  • Catherine O'Hara, Canadian-American actress and comedian (1954–2026)
  • Patricia Heaton, American actress (born 1958)
  • Patsy Kensit, English model and actress (born 1968)
  • Paul W. S. Anderson, English director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1965)

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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