At A Glance

6 April 2011 at a glance

Day of the week
6 April 2011 was a Wednesday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “On the Floor” by Jennifer Lopez ft. Pitbull.
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 6 April is Aries.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 6 April 2011 fell in the Year of the Rabbit.
Birthstone
The birthstone for April is Diamond.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 6 April 2011 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 6 April

  • 2004 Rolandas Paksas becomes the first president of Lithuania to be peacefully removed from office by impeachment.
  • 2005 Kurdish leader Jalal Talabani becomes Iraqi president; Shiite Arab Ibrahim al-Jaafari is named premier the next day.
  • 2008 The 2008 Egyptian general strike starts led by Egyptian workers later to be adopted by April 6 Youth Movement and Egyptian activists.
  • 2012 Azawad declares itself independent from the Republic of Mali.
  • 2017 U.S. military launches 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles at an air base in Syria. Russia describes the strikes as an "aggression", adding they significantly damage US-Russia ties.

Famous people born on 6 April

  • Paul Rudd, American actor (born 1969)
  • Zach Braff, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1975)
  • Candace Cameron Bure, American actress and talk show panelist (born 1976)
  • Charlie McDermott, American actor (born 1990)

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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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