At A Glance
16 July 2011 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 16 July 2011 was a Saturday.
- ARIA No. 1
- The ARIA No. 1 was “Someone Like You” by Adele.
- Top Film of 2011
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2011 was Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2.
- Best-Selling Vehicle of 2011
- Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 2011 was the Mazda3.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 16 July is Cancer.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 16 July 2011 fell in the Year of the Rabbit.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for July is Ruby.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 16 July 2011 was Waning Gibbous.
On this day: 16 July
- 1969 The Apollo 11 lunar landing mission is launched from Cape Kennedy in Florida, USA.
- 1979 Iraqi President Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr resigns and is replaced by Saddam Hussein.
- 1990 The Luzon earthquake strikes the Philippines with an intensity of 7.7, affecting Benguet, Pangasinan, Nueva Ecija, La Union, Aurora, Bataan, Zambales and Tarlac.
- 1990 The Parliament of the Ukrainian SSR declares state sovereignty over the territory of the Ukrainian SSR.
- 2013 Syrian civil war: The Battle of Ras al-Ayn resumes between the People's Protection Units (YPG) and Islamist forces, beginning the Rojava–Islamist conflict.
Famous people born on 16 July
- Katrina Kaif, British Indian actress and model (born 1983)
- Will Ferrell, American actor, comedian, and producer (born 1967)
- Corey Feldman, American actor (born 1971)
- Gareth Bale, Welsh footballer (born 1989)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2011 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '2011 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 14 January – Major floods occur across much of western and central Victoria totally inundating the town of Carisbrook and causing evacuations in many others.
- 27 January – Prime Minister Julia Gillard announces that her government proposes to introduce a Flood levy to assist in funding reconstruction works required as a result of major floods in Queensland and Victoria.
- 3 February – Severe Tropical Cyclone Yasi makes landfall at near Mission Beach, south of Innisfail, Queensland.
Life in Australia in 2011
Prime Minister
Julia Gillard
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
Petrol (per litre)
$1.35
Loaf of Bread
$3.00
Average House
$470,000
Weekly Wage
$1,305.00
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