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4 November 2011 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 4 November 2011 was a Friday.
- ARIA No. 1
- The ARIA No. 1 was “Sexy and I Know It” by LMFAO.
- 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 4 November is Scorpio.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 4 November 2011 fell in the Year of the Rabbit.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for November is Topaz.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 4 November 2011 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 4 November
- 1993 China Airlines Flight 605, a brand-new 747-400, overruns the runway at Hong Kong Kai Tak Airport.
- 2002 Chinese authorities arrest cyber-dissident He Depu for signing a pro-democracy letter to the 16th Communist Party Congress.
- 2008 Barack Obama becomes the first person of biracial or African-American descent to be elected as President of the United States.
- 2010 Qantas Flight 32, an Airbus A380, suffers an uncontained engine failure over Indonesia shortly after taking off from Singapore, crippling the jet. The crew manage to safely return to Singapore, saving all 469 passengers and crew.
- 2020 The Tigray War begins with Tigrayan rebels launching attacks on Ethiopian command centers.
Famous people born on 4 November
- Matthew McConaughey, American actor and producer (born 1969)
- Ralph Macchio, American actor (born 1961)
- Tabu, Indian actress (born 1971)
- Steven Ogg, Canadian actor (born 1973)
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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