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11 March 2015 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 11 March 2015 was a Wednesday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “King” by Years & Years.
- Top Film of 2015
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2015 was Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 11 March is Pisces.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 11 March 2015 fell in the Year of the Goat.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for March is Aquamarine.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 11 March 2015 was Waning Gibbous.
On this day: 11 March
- 2006 Michelle Bachelet is inaugurated as the first female president of Chile.
- 2008 Space Shuttle Endeavour launches on STS-123, carrying the first component of the Japanese Kibō module to the International Space Station.
- 2010 Economist and businessman Sebastián Piñera is sworn in as President of Chile. Aftershocks of the 2010 Pichilemu earthquakes hit central Chile during the ceremony.
- 2020 The World Health Organization (WHO) declares the COVID-19 virus epidemic a pandemic.
- 2021 US President Joe Biden signs the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan into law.
Famous people born on 11 March
- Johnny Knoxville, American actor and entertainer (born 1971)
- Rupert Murdoch, Australian-American businessman and media magnate (born 1931)
- Jodie Comer, English actress (born 1993)
- Anton Yelchin, Russian-American actor (1989–2016)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2015 in the United Kingdom
A selection from Wikipedia's '2015 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.
- 13 February – The Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister and Leader of the Opposition sign a cross-party, non-partisan agreement to tackle climate change, seek a strong global climate deal, and to end the use of coal for power generation in the UK.
- 10 March – Queen Elizabeth II names the new luxury cruise ship Britannia, the largest ever cruise ship designed for the British holiday market.
- 20 March – A partial solar eclipse occurs, ranging from 85% totality in London and southern England to 98% totality in northern Scotland.
Life in 2015
Prime Minister
David Cameron
Monarch
Elizabeth II
Pint of Beer
£3.35
Loaf of Bread
£1.42
Average House
£197,807
Weekly Wage
£768.00
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