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8 December 2011 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 8 December 2011 was a Thursday.
- ARIA No. 1
- The ARIA No. 1 was “Good Night” by Reece Mastin.
- 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 8 December is Sagittarius.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 8 December 2011 fell in the Year of the Rabbit.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for December is Turquoise.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 8 December 2011 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 8 December
- 2004 The Cusco Declaration is signed in Cusco, Peru, establishing the South American Community of Nations.
- 2010 With the second launch of the Falcon 9, and the first launch of the Dragon, SpaceX becomes the first private company to successfully launch, orbit and recover a spacecraft.
- 2010 The Japanese solar-sail spacecraft IKAROS passes the planet Venus at a distance of about 80,800 km (50,200 mi).
- 2013 Metallica performs a show in Antarctica, making them the first musical act to perform on all seven continents.
- 2019 First confirmed case of COVID-19 in China.
Famous people born on 8 December
- Raheem Sterling, English footballer (born 1994)
- Mary, Queen of Scots, Queen of Scots, daughter of James V of Scotland and Mary of Guise (1542–1587)
- Sinéad O'Connor, Irish singer-songwriter (1966–2023)
- Nicki Minaj, Trinidadian-American rapper and actress (born 1982)
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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