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11 February 2011 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 11 February 2011 was a Friday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “Price Tag” by Jessie J ft. B.o.B.
- 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 11 February is Aquarius.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 11 February 2011 fell in the Year of the Rabbit.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for February is Amethyst.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 11 February 2011 was First Quarter.
On this day: 11 February
- 2011 Arab Spring: The first wave of the Egyptian revolution culminates in the resignation of Hosni Mubarak and the transfer of power to the Supreme Military Council after 17 days of protests.
- 2013 The Vatican confirms that Pope Benedict XVI will resign the papacy as a result of his advanced age.
- 2013 Militants claiming to be from the Sultanate of Sulu invade Lahad Datu District, Sabah, Malaysia, beginning the Lahad Datu standoff.
- 2015 The European Space Agency's Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle is launched on a Vega rocket.
- 2017 North Korea test fires a ballistic missile across the Sea of Japan.
Famous people born on 11 February
- Jennifer Aniston, American actress and producer (born 1969)
- Damian Lewis, English actor (born 1971)
- Burt Reynolds, American actor and director (1936–2018)
- Carey Lowell, American actress (born 1961)
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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