At A Glance

10 February 2011 at a glance

Day of the week
10 February 2011 was a Thursday.
ARIA No. 1
The ARIA No. 1 was “S&M” by Rihanna.
Top Film of 2011
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2011 was Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2.
Best-Selling Vehicle of 2011
Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 2011 was the Mazda3.
Star sign
The star sign for 10 February is Aquarius.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 10 February 2011 fell in the Year of the Rabbit.
Birthstone
The birthstone for February is Amethyst.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 10 February 2011 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 10 February

  • 1996 IBM supercomputer Deep Blue defeats Garry Kasparov in chess for the first time.
  • 2003 France and Belgium break the NATO procedure of silent approval concerning the timing of protective measures for Turkey in case of a possible war with Iraq.
  • 2016 South Korea decides to stop the operation of the Kaesong joint industrial complex with North Korea in response to the launch of Kwangmyŏngsŏng-4.
  • 2021 The traditional Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is canceled for the first time because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • 2021 Texas' worst energy infrastructure failure, the 2021 Texas power crisis, starts.

Famous people born on 10 February

  • Enzo Maresca, Italian footballer and manager (born 1980)
  • Bob Iger, American media executive (born 1951)
  • Emma Roberts, American actress (born 1991)
  • Megan Skiendiel, American singer, dancer and actress (born 2006)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 2011 in Australia

A selection from Wikipedia's '2011 in Australia'. Not a complete list.

  • 14 January – Major floods occur across much of western and central Victoria totally inundating the town of Carisbrook and causing evacuations in many others.
  • 27 January – Prime Minister Julia Gillard announces that her government proposes to introduce a Flood levy to assist in funding reconstruction works required as a result of major floods in Queensland and Victoria.
  • 3 February – Severe Tropical Cyclone Yasi makes landfall at near Mission Beach, south of Innisfail, Queensland.

Life in Australia in 2011

Prime Minister

Julia Gillard

Monarch

Queen Elizabeth II

Petrol (per litre)

$1.35

Loaf of Bread

$3.00

Average House

$470,000

Weekly Wage

$1,305.00

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