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12 November 2021 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 12 November 2021 was a Friday.
- ARIA No. 1
- The ARIA No. 1 was “Cold Heart (Pnau remix)” by Elton John and Dua Lipa.
- Top Film of 2021
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2021 was Spider-Man: No Way Home.
- Best-Selling Vehicle of 2021
- Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 2021 was the Toyota HiLux.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 12 November is Scorpio.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 12 November 2021 fell in the Year of the Ox.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for November is Topaz.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 12 November 2021 was First Quarter.
On this day: 12 November
- 2003 Shanghai Transrapid sets a new world speed record of 501 kilometres per hour (311 mph) for commercial railway systems, which remains the fastest for unmodified commercial rail vehicles.
- 2011 Silvio Berlusconi tenders his resignation as Prime Minister of Italy, effective November 16, due in large part to the Euro area crisis.
- 2014 The Philae lander, deployed from the European Space Agency's Rosetta probe, reaches the surface of Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko.
- 2020 The PlayStation 5 is released.
- 2021 The Los Angeles Superior Court formally ends the 14-year conservatorship to pop singer Britney Spears.
Famous people born on 12 November
- Anne Hathaway, American actress (born 1982)
- Ryan Gosling, Canadian actor, producer and singer (born 1980)
- Russell Westbrook, American basketball player (born 1988)
- Neil Young, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (born 1945)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2021 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '2021 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 1 January – The words of the Australian national anthem, "Advance Australia Fair", are changed for the first time since 1984, amending the line "For we are young and free" to "For we are one and free".
- 15 February – 142,000 doses of the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine arrived in Australia.
- 13 March – The 2021 Western Australian state election is held with the incumbent McGowan Labor government winning with an increased majority.
Life in Australia in 2021
Prime Minister
Scott Morrison
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
Petrol (per litre)
$1.45
Loaf of Bread
$3.90
Average House
$720,000
Weekly Wage
$1,770.00
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