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19 February 2011 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 19 February 2011 was a Saturday.
- 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 19 February is Pisces.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 19 February 2011 fell in the Year of the Rabbit.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for February is Amethyst.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 19 February 2011 was Waning Gibbous.
On this day: 19 February
- 1985 William J. Schroeder becomes the first recipient of an artificial heart to leave the hospital.
- 1985 China Airlines Flight 006 experiences an aircraft upset over the Pacific Ocean, injuring 24.
- 2002 NASA's Mars Odyssey space probe begins to map the surface of Mars using its thermal emission imaging system.
- 2021 Mya Thwe Thwe Khine, a 19-year-old protester, becomes the first known casualty of anti-coup protests that formed in response to the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état.
- 2026 The 9th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea officially opens in Pyongyang and lasts for 7 days. (from February 19th to February 25th, 2026)
Famous people born on 19 February
- Millie Bobby Brown, English actress, model and producer (born 2004)
- Ray Winstone, English actor (born 1957)
- Chappell Roan, American singer and songwriter (born 1998)
- Benicio del Toro, Puerto Rican actor, director, and producer (born 1967)
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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