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11 June 2017 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 11 June 2017 was a Sunday.
- ARIA No. 1
- The ARIA No. 1 was “Despacito” by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber.
- Top Film of 2017
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2017 was Star Wars: The Last Jedi.
- Best-Selling Vehicle of 2017
- Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 2017 was the Toyota HiLux.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 11 June is Gemini.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 11 June 2017 fell in the Year of the Rooster.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for June is Pearl.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 11 June 2017 was Waning Gibbous.
On this day: 11 June
- 2002 Antonio Meucci is acknowledged as the first inventor of the telephone by the United States Congress.
- 2004 Cassini–Huygens makes its closest flyby of the Saturn moon Phoebe.
- 2008 The Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope is launched into orbit.
- 2010 The first FIFA World Cup held on African soil kicks off in South Africa.
- 2013 Greece's public broadcaster ERT is shut down by then-prime minister Antonis Samaras. It would be opened exactly two years later by then-prime minister Alexis Tsipras.
Famous people born on 11 June
- Shia LaBeouf, American actor (born 1986)
- Peter Dinklage, American actor and producer (born 1969)
- Gene Wilder, American actor, director, and screenwriter (1933–2016)
- Hugh Laurie, English actor and screenwriter (born 1959)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2017 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '2017 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 6 February – Sapphire Jubilee of Elizabeth II's accession as Queen of Australia
- 11 March – The Western Australian state election is held. The Labor Party led by Mark McGowan defeats the Liberal government of Colin Barnett.
- 28 March – Severe Tropical Cyclone Debbie makes landfall between Airlie Beach and Bowen in north Queensland. Power outages affect over 140,000 properties across Queensland.
Life in Australia in 2017
Prime Minister
Malcolm Turnbull
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
Petrol (per litre)
$1.25
Loaf of Bread
$3.60
Average House
$660,000
Weekly Wage
$1,565.00
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