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11 January 2024 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 11 January 2024 was a Thursday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “Stick Season” by Noah Kahan.
- Top Film of 2024
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2024 was Inside Out 2.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 11 January is Capricorn.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 11 January 2024 fell in the Year of the Rabbit.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for January is Garnet.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 11 January 2024 was New Moon.
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)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2024 in the United Kingdom
A selection from Wikipedia's '2024 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.
- 8 April – Westernmost parts of the UK experience a partial solar eclipse.
- 20 April – Co-op Live, the UK's largest indoor arena seating 23,500 and costing £365m to build, opens in Manchester.
- 4 May – 2024 London mayoral election: Labour's Sadiq Khan secures a third term as Mayor of London with 44% of the vote, beating the Conservative Susan Hall on 33%.
Life in 2024
Prime Minister
Rishi Sunak
Monarch
Charles III
Pint of Beer
£5.00
Loaf of Bread
£2.00
Average House
£293,399
Weekly Wage
£1,085.00
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