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11 May 2018 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 11 May 2018 was a Friday.
- ARIA No. 1
- The ARIA No. 1 was “Psycho” by Post Malone featuring Ty Dolla Sign.
- Top Film of 2018
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2018 was Avengers: Infinity War.
- Best-Selling Vehicle of 2018
- Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 2018 was the Toyota HiLux.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 11 May is Taurus.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 11 May 2018 fell in the Year of the Dog.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for May is Emerald.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 11 May 2018 was Waning Crescent.
On this day: 11 May
- 2010 David Cameron takes office as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom as the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats form the country's first coalition government since the Second World War.
- 2011 An earthquake of magnitude 5.1 hits Lorca, Spain.
- 2011 The Istanbul Convention is signed in Istanbul, Turkey.
- 2024 Start/Middle of the May 2024 Solar Storms, the most powerful set of geomagnetic storms since the 2003 Halloween solar storms.
- 2024 The 68th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest is held in Malmö, Sweden. Nemo from Switzerland win with their song "The Code", making them the contest's first non-binary winner.
Famous people born on 11 May
- Sabrina Carpenter, American singer and actress (born 1999)
- Natasha Richardson, English actress (1963–2009)
- Lana Condor, American actress (born 1997)
- Richard Feynman, American physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (1918–1988)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2018 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '2018 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 17 March – The Liberal Party under Steven Marshall wins the 2018 South Australian state election, defeating the Labor Party and incumbent Premier Jay Weatherill.
- 25 March – Australian cricket captain Steve Smith is suspended, and Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull calls for action from Cricket Australia, after members of the Australian team admit to ball tampering during a match against South Africa.
- 1 July – The Australian Space Agency formally commences operation with Megan Clark as inaugural Head.
Life in Australia in 2018
Prime Minister
Malcolm Turnbull
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
Petrol (per litre)
$1.40
Loaf of Bread
$3.65
Average House
$640,000
Weekly Wage
$1,600.00
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