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1 July 2011 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 1 July 2011 was a Friday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “Don't Wanna Go Home” by Jason Derulo.
- Top Film of 2011
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2011 was Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 1 July is Cancer.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 1 July 2011 fell in the Year of the Rabbit.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for July is Ruby.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 1 July 2011 was New Moon.
On this day: 1 July
- 2003 Over 500,000 people protest against efforts to pass anti-sedition legislation in Hong Kong.
- 2004 Saturn orbit insertion of Cassini–Huygens begins at 01:12 UTC and ends at 02:48 UTC.
- 2006 The Qinghai–Tibet railway first operates in China.
- 2007 Smoking bans in the United Kingdom culminate in a prohibition on smoking in all public indoor spaces in England.
- 2013 Croatia becomes the 28th member of the European Union.
Famous people born on 1 July
- Diana, Princess of Wales, Princess of Wales (1961–1997)
- Pamela Anderson, Canadian-American model and actress (born 1967)
- Daniela Avanzini, American singer and dancer (born 2004)
- Liv Tyler, American actress (born 1977)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2011 in the United Kingdom
A selection from Wikipedia's '2011 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.
- 7 January – The film The King's Speech, with Colin Firth playing the role of the stuttering George VI, is released in the UK. It won four Academy Awards, including Best Picture, on 27 February.
- 15 January – Three former Church of England bishops are ordained as priests in the new Roman Catholic Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham at Westminster Cathedral.
- 19 March – Operation Unified Protector: British, French and American military initiate air strikes in Libya following United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973.
Life in 2011
Prime Minister
David Cameron
Monarch
Elizabeth II
Pint of Beer
£2.95
Loaf of Bread
£1.30
Average House
£162,083
Weekly Wage
£711.00
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