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7 May 2015 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 7 May 2015 was a Thursday.
- ARIA No. 1
- The ARIA No. 1 was “See You Again” by Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth.
- 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 May is Taurus.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 7 May 2015 fell in the Year of the Goat.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for May is Emerald.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 7 May 2015 was Waning Gibbous.
On this day: 7 May
- 1994 Edvard Munch's painting The Scream is recovered undamaged after being stolen from the National Gallery of Norway in February.
- 1998 Mercedes-Benz buys Chrysler for US$40 billion and forms DaimlerChrysler in the largest industrial merger in history.
- 1999 Pope John Paul II travels to Romania, becoming the first pope to visit a predominantly Eastern Orthodox country since the Great Schism in 1054.
- 1999 In Guinea-Bissau, President João Bernardo Vieira is ousted in a military coup.
- 2000 Vladimir Putin is inaugurated as president of Russia.
Famous people born on 7 May
- MrBeast, American YouTuber (born 1998)
- Jake Bongiovi, American model and actor (born 2002)
- Youri Tielemans, Belgian footballer (born 1997)
- Cody Gakpo, Dutch footballer (born 1999)
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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