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3 August 2011 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 3 August 2011 was a Wednesday.
- 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 3 August is Leo.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 3 August 2011 fell in the Year of the Rabbit.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for August is Peridot.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 3 August 2011 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 3 August
- 1997 Sky Tower in downtown Auckland, New Zealand opens after two-and-a-half years of construction, becoming the tallest free-standing structure in the Southern Hemisphere at the time.
- 2004 The pedestal of the Statue of Liberty reopens after being closed since the September 11 attacks.
- 2005 President of Mauritania Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya is overthrown in a military coup while attending the funeral of King Fahd in Saudi Arabia.
- 2019 Six hundred protesters, including opposition leader Lyubov Sobol, are arrested in an election protest in Moscow, Russia.
- 2023 Major floods hit parts of Slovenia.
Famous people born on 3 August
- Tom Brady, American football player (born 1977)
- Martin Sheen, American actor and producer (born 1940)
- Karlie Kloss, American fashion model (born 1992)
- Martha Stewart, American businesswoman, publisher, and author, founded Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia (born 1941)
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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