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10 August 2011 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 10 August 2011 was a Wednesday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “Swagger Jagger” by Cher Lloyd.
- 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 10 August is Leo.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 10 August 2011 fell in the Year of the Rabbit.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for August is Peridot.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 10 August 2011 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 10 August
- 1990 The Magellan space probe reaches Venus.
- 1993 Two earthquakes affect New Zealand. A 7.0 Mw shock (intensity VI (Strong)) in the South Island was followed nine hours later by a 6.4 Mw event (intensity VII (Very strong)) in the North Island.
- 1998 HRH Prince Al-Muhtadee Billah is proclaimed the crown prince of Brunei with a Royal Proclamation.
- 2001 Space Shuttle program: The Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on STS-105 to the International Space Station, carrying the astronauts of Expedition 3 to replace the crew of Expedition 2.
- 2003 The Okinawa Urban Monorail is opened in Naha, Okinawa.
Famous people born on 10 August
- Kylie Jenner, American television personality and businesswoman (born 1997)
- Antonio Banderas, Spanish actor and producer (born 1960)
- Justin Theroux, American actor (born 1971)
- Herbert Hoover, American engineer and politician, 31st President of the United States (1874–1964)
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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