At A Glance

7 April 2014 at a glance

Day of the week
7 April 2014 was a Monday.
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 7 April is Aries.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 7 April 2014 fell in the Year of the Horse.
Birthstone
The birthstone for April is Diamond.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 7 April 2014 was First Quarter.

On this day: 7 April

  • 2009 Mass protests begin across Moldova under the belief that results from the parliamentary election are fraudulent.
  • 2011 The Israel Defense Forces use their Iron Dome missile system to successfully intercept a BM-21 Grad launched from Gaza, marking the first short-range missile intercept ever.
  • 2017 U.S. President Donald Trump orders the 2017 Shayrat missile strike against Syria in retaliation for the Khan Shaykhun chemical attack.
  • 2018 Former Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, is arrested for corruption by determination of Judge Sérgio Moro, from the "Car-Wash Operation". Lula stayed imprisoned for 580 days, before being released by the Brazilian Supreme Court.
  • 2018 Syria launches the Douma chemical attack during the Eastern Ghouta offensive of the Syrian Civil War.

Famous people born on 7 April

  • Jackie Chan, Hong Kong martial artist, actor, stuntman, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1954)
  • Russell Crowe, New Zealand-Australian actor (born 1964)
  • Francis Ford Coppola, American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1939)
  • James Garner, American actor, singer, and producer (1928–2014)

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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