At A Glance
11 April 2007 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 11 April 2007 was a Wednesday.
- ARIA No. 1
- The ARIA No. 1 was “Straight Lines” by Silverchair.
- Top Film of 2007
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2007 was Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End.
- Best-Selling Vehicle of 2007
- Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 2007 was the Holden Commodore.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 11 April is Aries.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 11 April 2007 fell in the Year of the Pig.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for April is Diamond.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 11 April 2007 was Waning Crescent.
On this day: 11 April
- 1979 Ugandan dictator Idi Amin is deposed.
- 1987 The London Agreement is secretly signed between Israeli Foreign Affairs Minister Shimon Peres and King Hussein of Jordan.
- 1990 Customs officers in Middlesbrough, England, seize what they believe to be the barrel of a massive gun on a ship bound for Iraq.
- 2001 The Australia national men's soccer team sets a world record for the largest victory in an international association football match, winning the game 31–0 against American Samoa at the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifiers for OFC. Australia's Archie Thompson also breaks the record for most goals scored by a player in an international match by scoring 13 goals.
- 2006 Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announces Iran's claim to have successfully enriched uranium.
Famous people born on 11 April
- Milly Alcock, Australian actress (born 2000)
- Jeremy Clarkson, English journalist and television presenter (born 1960)
- Dele Alli, English international footballer (born 1996)
- Jennifer Esposito, American actress and writer (born 1973)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2007 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '2007 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 24 March – The Australian Labor Party and Premier Morris Iemma are returned to power with a reduced majority in the 2007 New South Wales state election. Peter Debnam resigns as Opposition Leader & Barry O'Farrell is elected leader on 4 April.
- 31 March – Earth Hour, in which Sydneysiders were encouraged to turn off their lights between 7:30 pm and 8:30 pm, takes place.
- 2 April – The Bureau of Meteorology issues a tsunami warning for the east coast of Australia after an earthquake in the South Pacific Ocean is detected. Precautions are taken, such as the suspension of Sydney Ferries services, but Australia is unaffected.
Life in Australia in 2007
Prime Minister
John Howard
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
Petrol (per litre)
$1.25
Loaf of Bread
$2.60
Average House
$360,000
Weekly Wage
$1,110.00
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