At A Glance

11 April 2011 at a glance

Day of the week
11 April 2011 was a Monday.
ARIA No. 1
The ARIA No. 1 was “Sweat” by Snoop Dogg vs. David Guetta.
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 11 April is Aries.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 11 April 2011 fell in the Year of the Rabbit.
Birthstone
The birthstone for April is Diamond.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 11 April 2011 was First Quarter.

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 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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