At A Glance

3 October 2011 at a glance

Day of the week
3 October 2011 was a Monday.
ARIA No. 1
The ARIA No. 1 was “Somebody That I Used to Know” by Gotye featuring Kimbra.
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 October is Libra.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 3 October 2011 fell in the Year of the Rabbit.
Birthstone
The birthstone for October is Opal.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 3 October 2011 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 3 October

  • 2008 The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 for the U.S. financial system is signed by President George W. Bush.
  • 2009 Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Turkey join in the Turkic Council.
  • 2022 Svante Pääbo is awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
  • 2023 Wab Kinew is elected to be the first First Nations Premier of a Canadian province in the 2023 Manitoba general election
  • 2024 Bengali, Assamese, Marathi, Pali and Prakrit are accorded the Classical language status by the Government of India

Famous people born on 3 October

  • Alicia Vikander, Swedish actress (born 1988)
  • Zlatan Ibrahimović, Swedish footballer (born 1981)
  • Lena Headey, British actress (born 1973)
  • ASAP Rocky, American rapper and songwriter (born 1988)

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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