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9 February 2024 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 9 February 2024 was a Friday.
- ARIA No. 1
- The ARIA No. 1 was “Stick Season” by Noah Kahan.
- Top Film of 2024
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2024 was Inside Out 2.
- Best-Selling Vehicle of 2024
- Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 2024 was the Ford Ranger.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 9 February is Aquarius.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 9 February 2024 fell in the Year of the Rabbit.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for February is Amethyst.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 9 February 2024 was New 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)
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Events of 2024 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '2024 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 14 January – Mary Donaldson becomes the first Australian-born queen consort of a European monarchy when she is proclaimed Queen of Denmark when her husband Frederik X ascends the throne following the abdication of his mother Margrethe II.
- 23 March – The 2024 Tasmanian state election is held. Neither major party achieves an outright majority, resulting in a hung parliament.
- 28 March – Sally Capp announces she will stand down as the Lord Mayor of Melbourne in June, ahead of the 2024 Victorian local elections in October.
Life in Australia in 2024
Prime Minister
Anthony Albanese
Monarch
King Charles III
Petrol (per litre)
$1.90
Loaf of Bread
$4.50
Average House
$800,000
Weekly Wage
$1,950.00
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