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7 May 2020 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 7 May 2020 was a Thursday.
- ARIA No. 1
- The ARIA No. 1 was “Roses” by Saint Jhn.
- 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 May is Taurus.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 7 May 2020 fell in the Year of the Rat.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for May is Emerald.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 7 May 2020 was Full Moon.
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 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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