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8 April 2023 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 8 April 2023 was a Saturday.
- ARIA No. 1
- The ARIA No. 1 was “Flowers” by Miley Cyrus.
- Top Film of 2023
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2023 was Barbie.
- Best-Selling Vehicle of 2023
- Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 2023 was the Ford Ranger.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 8 April is Aries.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 8 April 2023 fell in the Year of the Rabbit.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for April is Diamond.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 8 April 2023 was Waning Gibbous.
On this day: 8 April
- 2005 A solar eclipse occurs, visible over areas of the Pacific Ocean and Latin American countries such as Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia and Venezuela.
- 2010 U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev sign the New START Treaty.
- 2014 Windows XP reaches its standard End Of Life and is no longer supported.
- 2020 Bernie Sanders ends his presidential campaign, leaving Joe Biden as the Democratic Party's nominee.
- 2024 Solar eclipse: A total solar eclipse takes place at the Moon's ascending node, visible across North America.
Famous people born on 8 April
- Patricia Arquette, American actress and director (born 1968)
- Chris Kyle, American sniper and memoirist (1974–2013)
- Robin Wright, American actress, director, producer (born 1966)
- Julian Lennon, English singer-songwriter (born 1963)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2023 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '2023 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 6 February – A Boeing 737-300 owned by Coulson Aviation and serving as a firefighting air tanker crashes in the Fitzgerald River National Park in southern Western Australia.
- 25 March – New South Wales State election elected the 58th Parliament. Chris Minns won after 12 years in opposition for Labor.
- 13 April – Cyclone Ilsa crosses the Western Australia coast between Port Hedland and Bidyadanga as a category 5 system just before midnight local time.
Life in Australia in 2023
Prime Minister
Anthony Albanese
Monarch
King Charles III
Petrol (per litre)
$1.80
Loaf of Bread
$4.30
Average House
$770,000
Weekly Wage
$1,900.00
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