At A Glance

11 January 2005 at a glance

Day of the week
11 January 2005 was a Tuesday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “Jailhouse Rock” by Elvis Presley.
Top Film of 2005
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2005 was Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
Star sign
The star sign for 11 January is Capricorn.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 11 January 2005 fell in the Year of the Monkey.
Birthstone
The birthstone for January is Garnet.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 11 January 2005 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 11 January

  • 1973 Major League Baseball owners vote in approval of the American League adopting the designated hitter position.
  • 1977 The first episode of Finnish children's TV show Pikku Kakkonen ("Little Number Two") is aired on Yle TV2.
  • 1986 The Gateway Bridge, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia is officially opened.
  • 1994 The Irish Government announces the end of a 15-year broadcasting ban on the IRA and its political arm Sinn Féin.
  • 1996 Space Shuttle program: STS-72 launches from the Kennedy Space Center marking the start of the 74th Space Shuttle mission and the 10th flight of Endeavour.

Famous people born on 11 January

  • Alexander Hamilton, Nevisian-American general, economist and politician, 1st United States Secretary of the Treasury (1755–1804)
  • Jamie Vardy, English footballer (born 1987)
  • Son Ye-jin, South Korean actress (born 1982)
  • Naomi Judd, American singer-songwriter and actress (1946–2022)

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Events of 2005 in the United Kingdom

A selection from Wikipedia's '2005 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.

  • 1 March – The New Forest in Hampshire becomes England's twelfth national park.
  • 9 April – The wedding of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles (who takes the title Duchess of Cornwall) in a twenty-minute ceremony at Windsor Guildhall is followed by a blessing at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle.
  • 5 May – 2005 general election: The Labour Party is returned to power for a third term, but with a greatly reduced majority of 66 seats. The Liberal Democrats win the most seats for any third party since 1923, with 62 MPs.
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Life in 2005

Prime Minister

Tony Blair

Monarch

Elizabeth II

Pint of Beer

£2.30

Loaf of Bread

82p

Average House

£167,711

Weekly Wage

£587.00

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