At A Glance

11 December 2022 at a glance

Day of the week
11 December 2022 was a Sunday.
ARIA No. 1
The ARIA No. 1 was “Anti-Hero” by Taylor Swift.
Top Film of 2022
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2022 was Avatar: The Way of Water.
Best-Selling Vehicle of 2022
Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 2022 was the Toyota HiLux.
Star sign
The star sign for 11 December is Sagittarius.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 11 December 2022 fell in the Year of the Tiger.
Birthstone
The birthstone for December is Turquoise.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 11 December 2022 was Waning Gibbous.

On this day: 11 December

  • 2006 The International Conference to Review the Global Vision of the Holocaust is opened in Tehran, Iran, by then-president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad; nations such as Israel and the United States express concern.
  • 2008 Bernie Madoff is arrested and charged with securities fraud in a $50 billion Ponzi scheme.
  • 2009 Finnish game developer Rovio Entertainment releases the hit mobile game Angry Birds internationally on iOS.
  • 2019 The results of the 2019 Bougainvillean independence referendum are announced. The results are overwhelmingly one-sided. Over 98% of voters vote for Bougainville's independence.
  • 2020 The Food and Drug Administration issues an Emergency Use Authorization on the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, the first COVID-19 vaccine to be approved by the agency.

Famous people born on 11 December

  • Hailee Steinfeld, American actress, singer and songwriter (born 1996)
  • Jermaine Jackson, American singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (born 1954)
  • Osho, Indian guru, mystic, and educator (1931–1990)
  • Colleen Hoover, American author (born 1979)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 2022 in Australia

A selection from Wikipedia's '2022 in Australia'. Not a complete list.

  • 6 February – Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II's accession as Queen of Australia. Buildings and monuments across Australia were lit in royal purple to mark the start of the Platinum Jubilee year.
  • 19 March – The 2022 South Australian state election results in defeat for Steven Marshall's Liberal government, and Labor leader Peter Malinauskas claims victory.
  • 21 May – The 2022 Australian federal election takes place.

Life in Australia in 2022

Prime Minister

Anthony Albanese

Monarch

King Charles III

Petrol (per litre)

$1.85

Loaf of Bread

$4.10

Average House

$800,000

Weekly Wage

$1,840.00

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