At A Glance

9 February 2020 at a glance

Day of the week
9 February 2020 was a Sunday.
ARIA No. 1
The ARIA No. 1 was “Blinding Lights” by The Weeknd.
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 9 February is Aquarius.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 9 February 2020 fell in the Year of the Rat.
Birthstone
The birthstone for February is Amethyst.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 9 February 2020 was Full Moon.

On this day: 9 February

  • 1996 Copernicium is discovered by Sigurd Hofmann, Victor Ninov et al.
  • 2018 Winter Olympics: Opening ceremony is performed in Pyeongchang County in South Korea.
  • 2020 Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele has the army soldiers enter the Legislative Assembly to assist in pushing for the approval for a better government security plan, causing a brief political crisis.
  • 2021 Second impeachment trial of Donald Trump begins.
  • 2025 The Baltic states synchronize their electric power transmission infrastructure with the Continental Europe Synchronous Area (CESA), in objective to disconnect from the Russo-Belarussian agreement to use the IPS/UPS system.

Famous people born on 9 February

  • Rose Leslie, Scottish actress (born 1987)
  • Tom Hiddleston, English actor (born 1981)
  • Michael B. Jordan, American actor (born 1987)
  • Mia Farrow, American actress, activist, and model (born 1945)

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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