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5 June 2011 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 5 June 2011 was a Sunday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “Give Me Everything” by Pitbull ft. Ne-Yo, Afrojack & Nayer.
- 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 5 June is Gemini.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 5 June 2011 fell in the Year of the Rabbit.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for June is Pearl.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 5 June 2011 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 5 June
- 2003 A severe heat wave across Pakistan and India reaches its peak, as temperatures exceed 50 °C (122 °F) in the region.
- 2004 Noël Mamère, Mayor of Bègles, celebrates marriage for two men for the first time in France.
- 2012 Last transit of Venus until the year 2117.
- 2017 Montenegro becomes the 29th member of NATO.
- 2017 Six Arab countries—Bahrain, Egypt, Libya, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, and the United Arab Emirates—cut diplomatic ties with Qatar, accusing it of destabilising the region.
Famous people born on 5 June
- Mark Wahlberg, American model, actor, producer, and rapper (born 1971)
- Sam Darnold, American football player (born 1997)
- Troye Sivan, South African–born Australian singer-songwriter, actor, and YouTuber (born 1995)
- Ron Livingston, American actor (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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