At A Glance

7 February 2020 at a glance

Day of the week
7 February 2020 was a Friday.
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 7 February is Aquarius.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 7 February 2020 fell in the Year of the Rat.
Birthstone
The birthstone for February is Amethyst.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 7 February 2020 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 7 February

  • 2012 President Mohamed Nasheed of the Republic of Maldives resigns, after 23 days of anti-governmental protests calling for the release of the Chief Judge unlawfully arrested by the military.
  • 2013 The U.S. state of Mississippi officially certifies the Thirteenth Amendment, becoming the last state to approve the abolition of slavery. The Thirteenth Amendment was formally ratified by Mississippi in 1995.
  • 2014 Scientists announce that the Happisburgh footprints in Norfolk, England, date back to more than 800,000 years ago, making them the oldest known hominid footprints outside Africa.
  • 2016 North Korea launches Kwangmyŏngsŏng-4 into outer space violating multiple UN treaties and prompting condemnation from around the world.
  • 2021 The 2021 Uttarakhand flood begins.

Famous people born on 7 February

  • James Spader, American actor and producer (born 1960)
  • Matthew Stafford, American football player (born 1988)
  • Ashton Kutcher, American model, actor, producer, and entrepreneur (born 1978)
  • Omar Marmoush, Egyptian footballer (born 1999)

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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