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9 March 2017 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 9 March 2017 was a Thursday.
- ARIA No. 1
- The ARIA No. 1 was “Shape of You” by Ed Sheeran.
- Top Film of 2017
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2017 was Star Wars: The Last Jedi.
- Best-Selling Vehicle of 2017
- Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 2017 was the Toyota HiLux.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 9 March is Pisces.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 9 March 2017 fell in the Year of the Rooster.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for March is Aquamarine.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 9 March 2017 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 9 March
- 1997 Comet Hale–Bopp: Observers in China, Mongolia and eastern Siberia are treated to a rare double feature as an eclipse permits Hale-Bopp to be seen during the day.
- 2000 Nupedia, a multi-language online encyclopedia, is launched.
- 2011 Space Shuttle Discovery makes its final landing after 39 flights.
- 2012 A truce between the Salvadoran government and gangs in the country goes into effect when 30 gang leaders are transferred to lower security prisons.
- 2020 Giuseppe Conte, Prime Minister of Italy, announces in a televised address and signs the decree imposing the first nationwide COVID-19 lockdown in the world.
Famous people born on 9 March
- Chad Gilbert, American musician, songwriter, and producer (1981–2026)
- Oscar Isaac, Guatemalan-American actor (born 1979)
- Brittany Snow, American actress and producer (born 1986)
- Kimberly Guilfoyle, American lawyer and journalist (born 1969)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2017 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '2017 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 6 February – Sapphire Jubilee of Elizabeth II's accession as Queen of Australia
- 11 March – The Western Australian state election is held. The Labor Party led by Mark McGowan defeats the Liberal government of Colin Barnett.
- 28 March – Severe Tropical Cyclone Debbie makes landfall between Airlie Beach and Bowen in north Queensland. Power outages affect over 140,000 properties across Queensland.
Life in Australia in 2017
Prime Minister
Malcolm Turnbull
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
Petrol (per litre)
$1.25
Loaf of Bread
$3.60
Average House
$660,000
Weekly Wage
$1,565.00
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