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14 May 2011 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 14 May 2011 was a Saturday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “Party Rock Anthem” by LMFAO ft. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock.
- 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 14 May is Taurus.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 14 May 2011 fell in the Year of the Rabbit.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for May is Emerald.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 14 May 2011 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 14 May
- 2004 The Constitutional Court of South Korea overturns the impeachment of President Roh Moo-hyun.
- 2004 Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark and Mary Donaldson are married at Copenhagen Cathedral.
- 2008 Battle of Piccadilly Gardens in Manchester city centre between Zenit supporters and Rangers supporters and the Greater Manchester Police; 39 policemen injured, one police dog injured and 39 arrested.
- 2010 Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on the STS-132 mission to deliver the first shuttle-launched Russian ISS component — Rassvet. This was originally slated to be the final launch of Atlantis, before Congress approved STS-135.
- 2021 China successfully lands Zhurong, the country's first Mars rover.
Famous people born on 14 May
- Mark Zuckerberg, American computer programmer and businessman, co-founder of Facebook (born 1984)
- George Lucas, American director, producer, and screenwriter, founded Lucasfilm (born 1944)
- Cate Blanchett, Australian actress (born 1969)
- Rob Gronkowski, American football player (born 1989)
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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