At A Glance

21 June 2011 at a glance

Day of the week
21 June 2011 was a Tuesday.
ARIA No. 1
The ARIA No. 1 was “Party Rock Anthem” by LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett and GoonRock.
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 21 June is Cancer.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 21 June 2011 fell in the Year of the Rabbit.
Birthstone
The birthstone for June is Pearl.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 21 June 2011 was Waning Gibbous.

On this day: 21 June

  • 1993 Space Shuttle Endeavour is launched on STS-57 to retrieve the European Retrievable Carrier (EURECA) satellite. It is also the first shuttle mission to carry the Spacehab module.
  • 2000 Section 28 (of the Local Government Act 1988), outlawing the 'promotion' of homosexuality in the United Kingdom, is repealed in Scotland with a 99 to 17 vote.
  • 2004 SpaceShipOne becomes the first privately funded spaceplane to achieve spaceflight.
  • 2006 Pluto's newly discovered moons are officially named Nix and Hydra.
  • 2009 Greenland assumes self-rule.

Famous people born on 21 June

  • William, Prince of Wales, Prince of Wales, heir apparent to the British throne (born 1982)
  • Chris Pratt, American actor (born 1979)
  • Lana Del Rey, American singer-songwriter (born 1985)
  • Edward Snowden, American activist and academic (born 1983)

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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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