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6 January 2011 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 6 January 2011 was a Thursday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “When We Collide” by Matt Cardle.
- 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 January is Capricorn.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 6 January 2011 fell in the Year of the Tiger.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for January is Garnet.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 6 January 2011 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 6 January
- 1974 In response to the 1973 oil crisis, the United States implements the Emergency Daylight Saving Time Energy Conservation Act, switching to permanent daylight saving time for a trial period.
- 1992 President of Georgia Zviad Gamsakhurdia flees the country as a result of the military coup.
- 1994 U.S. figure skater Nancy Kerrigan is attacked and injured by an assailant hired by her rival Tonya Harding's ex-husband during the U.S. Figure Skating Championships.
- 2019 Muhammad V of Kelantan resigns as the Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia, becoming the first monarch to do so.
- 2025 Justin Trudeau announces his resignation as leader of the Liberal Party of Canada and Prime Minister of Canada after nine years in office.
Famous people born on 6 January
- Nigella Lawson, English chef and author (born 1960)
- Eminem, Mother of Eminem (1955–2024)
- Rowan Atkinson, English actor, producer, and screenwriter (born 1955)
- Jameis Winston, American football player (born 1994)
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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