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9 March 2020 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 9 March 2020 was a Monday.
- 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 March is Pisces.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 9 March 2020 fell in the Year of the Rat.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for March is Aquamarine.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 9 March 2020 was Full Moon.
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 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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