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21 September 2011 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 21 September 2011 was a Wednesday.
- 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 21 September is Virgo.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 21 September 2011 fell in the Year of the Rabbit.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 21 September 2011 was Waning Crescent.
On this day: 21 September
- 1996 The Defense of Marriage Act is passed by the United States Congress.
- 1997 St. Olaf's Church, a stone church from the 16th century in Tyrvää, Finland, is burnt down by a burglar.
- 2003 The Galileo spacecraft is terminated by sending it into Jupiter's atmosphere.
- 2015 Adventist Health System agreed to pay $118.7 million to settle allegations of fraud. It was the largest a hospital network has ever paid.
- 2019 A 5.6 Mw earthquake shakes the Albanian port of Durrës. Forty-nine people are injured in the capital, Tirana.
Famous people born on 21 September
- Stephen King, American author and screenwriter (born 1947)
- Liam Gallagher, English singer-songwriter (born 1972)
- Bill Murray, American actor, comedian, producer, and screenwriter (born 1950)
- Alexander Isak, Eritrean-Swedish professional footballer (born 1999)
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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