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8 December 2022 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 8 December 2022 was a Thursday.
- ARIA No. 1
- The ARIA No. 1 was “Anti-Hero” by Taylor Swift.
- Top Film of 2022
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2022 was Avatar: The Way of Water.
- Best-Selling Vehicle of 2022
- Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 2022 was the Toyota HiLux.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 8 December is Sagittarius.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 8 December 2022 fell in the Year of the Tiger.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for December is Turquoise.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 8 December 2022 was Full Moon.
On this day: 8 December
- 2010 With the second launch of the Falcon 9, and the first launch of the Dragon, SpaceX becomes the first private company to successfully launch, orbit and recover a spacecraft.
- 2013 Metallica performs a show in Antarctica, making them the first musical act to perform on all seven continents.
- 2019 First confirmed case of COVID-19 in China.
- 2024 Damascus falls to rebels after Syrian troops withdraw and president Bashar al-Assad leaves the country as his government collapses. Israel as a result invaded into the buffer zone between Syria and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.
- 2025 Singapore, under the government's approval, published its now-declassified Albatross file, comprising information relating to the Proclamation of Singapore dating back six decades ago.
Famous people born on 8 December
- Raheem Sterling, English footballer (born 1994)
- Mary, Queen of Scots, Queen of Scots, daughter of James V of Scotland and Mary of Guise (1542–1587)
- Sinéad O'Connor, Irish singer-songwriter (1966–2023)
- Nicki Minaj, Trinidadian-American rapper and actress (born 1982)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2022 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '2022 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 6 February – Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II's accession as Queen of Australia. Buildings and monuments across Australia were lit in royal purple to mark the start of the Platinum Jubilee year.
- 19 March – The 2022 South Australian state election results in defeat for Steven Marshall's Liberal government, and Labor leader Peter Malinauskas claims victory.
- 21 May – The 2022 Australian federal election takes place.
Life in Australia in 2022
Prime Minister
Anthony Albanese
Monarch
King Charles III
Petrol (per litre)
$1.85
Loaf of Bread
$4.10
Average House
$800,000
Weekly Wage
$1,840.00
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