At A Glance

7 September 2011 at a glance

Day of the week
7 September 2011 was a Wednesday.
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 7 September is Virgo.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 7 September 2011 fell in the Year of the Rabbit.
Birthstone
The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 7 September 2011 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 7 September

  • 2005 Egypt holds its first-ever multi-party presidential election.
  • 2008 The United States government takes control of the two largest mortgage financing companies in the US, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
  • 2019 Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov and 66 others are released in a prisoner exchange between Ukraine and Russia.
  • 2021 Bitcoin becomes legal tender in El Salvador.
  • 2021 The National Unity Government of Myanmar declares a people's defensive war against the military junta during the Myanmar civil war.

Famous people born on 7 September

  • Elizabeth I (1533–1603)
  • Evan Rachel Wood, American actress and singer (born 1987)
  • Gracie Abrams, American singer-songwriter (born 1999)
  • Oliver Hudson, American actor (born 1976)

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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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