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22 September 2011 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 22 September 2011 was a Thursday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “What Makes You Beautiful” by One Direction.
- 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 22 September is Virgo.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 22 September 2011 fell in the Year of the Rabbit.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 22 September 2011 was Waning Crescent.
On this day: 22 September
- 1965 The Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 between India and Pakistan over Kashmir ends after the United Nations calls for a ceasefire and after a last engagement near Dograi.
- 1976 Red Dye No. 4 is banned by the US Food and Drug Administration after it is discovered that it causes tumors in the bladders of dogs.
- 1979 A bright flash, resembling the detonation of a nuclear weapon, is observed near the Prince Edward Islands. Its cause is never determined.
- 1980 Iraq invades Iran, sparking the nearly eight year Iran–Iraq War.
- 2024 Anura Kumara Dissanayake is elected as the 9th President Of Sri Lanka.
Famous people born on 22 September
- Curry Barker, American filmmaker and actor (born 1999)
- Anne of Cleves, Queen consort of England (1515–1557)
- Tatiana Maslany, Canadian actress (born 1985)
- Andrea Bocelli, Italian singer-songwriter and producer (born 1958)
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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