At A Glance

7 June 2015 at a glance

Day of the week
7 June 2015 was a Sunday.
ARIA No. 1
The ARIA No. 1 was “Bad Blood” by Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar.
Top Film of 2015
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2015 was Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
Best-Selling Vehicle of 2015
Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 2015 was the Toyota Corolla.
Star sign
The star sign for 7 June is Gemini.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 7 June 2015 fell in the Year of the Goat.
Birthstone
The birthstone for June is Pearl.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 7 June 2015 was Waning Gibbous.

On this day: 7 June

  • 1975 Sony launches Betamax, the first videocassette recorder format.
  • 1977 Five hundred million people watch the high day of the Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II begin on television.
  • 1981 The Israeli Air Force destroys Iraq's Osiraq nuclear reactor during Operation Opera.
  • 1991 Mount Pinatubo erupts, generating an ash column 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) high.
  • 2000 The United Nations defines the Blue Line as the border between Israel and Lebanon.

Famous people born on 7 June

  • Prince, American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and actor (1958–2016)
  • Liam Neeson, Irish-American actor (born 1952)
  • Tom Jones, Welsh singer and actor (born 1940)
  • Dean Martin, American singer, actor, and producer (1917–1995)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 2015 in Australia

A selection from Wikipedia's '2015 in Australia'. Not a complete list.

  • 31 January – A state election is held in Queensland. The Labor Party led by Annastacia Palaszczuk forms a minority government with the support of an independent MP.
  • 9 February – The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) announced that Australia will debut in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 in Vienna, Austria.
  • 20 February – Cyclone Marcia makes landfall in Queensland, damaging the city of Rockhampton and surrounds.

Life in Australia in 2015

Prime Minister

Tony Abbott

Monarch

Queen Elizabeth II

Petrol (per litre)

$1.15

Loaf of Bread

$3.50

Average House

$560,000

Weekly Wage

$1,490.00

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