At A Glance

13 May 2011 at a glance

Day of the week
13 May 2011 was a Friday.
Irish Chart Song in 2011
The Irish chart song for 2011 was “Someone Like You” by Adele.
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 13 May is Taurus.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 13 May 2011 fell in the Year of the Rabbit.
Birthstone
The birthstone for May is Emerald.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 13 May 2011 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 13 May

  • 1989 Large groups of students occupy Tiananmen Square and begin a hunger strike.
  • 1992 Li Hongzhi gives the first public lecture on Falun Gong in Changchun, People's Republic of China.
  • 1995 Alison Hargreaves, a 33-year-old British mother, becomes the first woman to ascend Everest without oxygen or the help of sherpas.
  • 1998 India carries out two nuclear weapon tests at Pokhran, following the three conducted on May 11. The United States and Japan impose economic sanctions on India.
  • 2006 São Paulo violence: Rebellions occur in several prisons in Brazil.

Famous people born on 13 May

  • Robert Pattinson, English actor (born 1986)
  • Jaxson Dart, American football player (born 2003)
  • Stevie Wonder, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (born 1950)
  • Dennis Rodman, American basketball player, wrestler, and actor (born 1961)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 2011 in Ireland

A selection from Wikipedia's '2011 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.

  • 25 January – Fianna Fáil's Micheál Martin was elected party leader.
  • 25 February – A general election was held. There were party reverses and gains on a historic scale with support for the outgoing government parties Fianna Fáil and the Green Party collapsing.
  • 9 March – The members of the 31st Dáil convened for the first time and elected Enda Kenny as Taoiseach by a vote of 117–27.

Life in Ireland in 2011

Taoiseach

Enda Kenny

Petrol (per litre)

€1.48/L

Loaf of Bread

€1.40

Average House

€175,000

Weekly Wage

€408

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