At A Glance
11 November 1986 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 11 November 1986 was a Tuesday.
- Kent Music Report No. 1
- The Kent Music Report No. 1 was “You're the Voice” by John Farnham.
- Top Film of 1986
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1986 was Top Gun.
- Best-Selling Vehicle of 1986
- Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 1986 was the Ford Falcon.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 11 November is Scorpio.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 11 November 1986 fell in the Year of the Tiger.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for November is Topaz.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 11 November 1986 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 11 November
- 1975 Australian constitutional crisis of 1975: Australian Governor-General Sir John Kerr dismisses the government of Gough Whitlam, appoints Malcolm Fraser as caretaker Prime Minister and announces a general election to be held in early December.
- 1981 Antigua and Barbuda joins the United Nations.
- 1982 Space Shuttle Columbia launches from the Kennedy Space Center on STS-5, the first operational mission of the Space Shuttle program.
- 1992 The General Synod of the Church of England votes to allow women to become priests.
- 1993 A sculpture honoring women who served in the Vietnam War is dedicated at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.
Famous people born on 11 November
- Leonardo DiCaprio, American actor and producer (born 1974)
- Demi Moore, American actress, director, and producer (born 1962)
- Stanley Tucci, American actor and director (born 1960)
- Fyodor Dostoevsky, Russian novelist, short story writer, essayist, and philosopher (1821–1881)
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Events of 1986 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '1986 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 3 January – Federal Opposition Leader John Howard introduces a four-point plan to reduce interest rates.
- 7 February – Following Lindy Chamberlain's identification of a baby's jacket found near Uluru as being similar to the one worn by her baby Azaria, her case takes a new turn.
- 3 March – The Australia Act 1986 comes into effect at 1600 AEST, granting Australia legal independence from the United Kingdom by removing the power of the Parliament of the United Kingdom to legislate with effect in Australia and its states and territories.
Life in Australia in 1986
Prime Minister
Bob Hawke
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
Petrol (per litre)
$0.48
Loaf of Bread
$0.90
Average House
$72,000
Weekly Wage
$410.00
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