At A Glance

11 July 2004 at a glance

Day of the week
11 July 2004 was a Sunday.
ARIA No. 1
The ARIA No. 1 was “Learn to Fly” by Shannon Noll.
Top Film of 2004
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2004 was Shrek 2.
Best-Selling Vehicle of 2004
Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 2004 was the Holden Commodore.
Star sign
The star sign for 11 July is Cancer.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 11 July 2004 fell in the Year of the Monkey.
Birthstone
The birthstone for July is Ruby.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 11 July 2004 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 11 July

  • 1990 Oka Crisis: First Nations land dispute in Quebec begins.
  • 2007 The Siege of Lal Masjid in Islamabad, Pakistan, ends after the Pakistan Army storms the mosque which had been occupied by Islamist militants.
  • 2010 In Johannesburg, Spain defeat the Netherlands 1–0 after extra time to win their first FIFA World Cup title.
  • 2015 Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán escapes from the maximum security Altiplano prison in Mexico, his second escape.
  • 2021 Virgin Galactic launches its founder, Richard Branson, into space, the first company ever to do so.

Famous people born on 11 July

  • Yul Brynner, Russian-American actor and dancer (1920–1985)
  • Lisa Rinna, American actress and talk show host (born 1963)
  • John Quincy Adams, American lawyer and politician, 6th President of the United States (1767–1848)
  • Robert the Bruce, Scottish king (1274–1329)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 2004 in Australia

A selection from Wikipedia's '2004 in Australia'. Not a complete list.

  • 2 January – "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin feeds a crocodile at his famous Australia Zoo while holding his one-month-old baby son, Robert Irwin. The incident generates a great deal of criticism both nationally and internationally over the next few days.
  • 1 February – The first Ghan passenger train across Australia from Adelaide to Darwin sets off on its three-day journey.
  • 3 March – A bottle of wine is discovered on board the Queensland Government jet when Indigenous Policy Minister Liddy Clark and her staff visit an alcohol-free Indigenous community at Lockhart River, about 800 km north of Cairns.

Life in Australia in 2004

Prime Minister

John Howard

Monarch

Queen Elizabeth II

Petrol (per litre)

$1.00

Loaf of Bread

$2.40

Average House

$290,000

Weekly Wage

$970.00

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