At A Glance

25 October 2011 at a glance

Day of the week
25 October 2011 was a Tuesday.
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 25 October is Scorpio.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 25 October 2011 fell in the Year of the Rabbit.
Birthstone
The birthstone for October is Opal.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 25 October 2011 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 25 October

  • 1973 Egypt and Israel accept United Nations Security Council Resolution 339.
  • 1989 The first leg of the 1989 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira is held at the Estádio da Luz in Lisbon, Portugal.
  • 1990 The Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic declares its sovereignty from the Soviet Union.
  • 1997 After a civil war, Denis Sassou Nguesso proclaims himself President of the Republic of the Congo.
  • 2001 Microsoft releases Windows XP, which becomes one of Microsoft's most successful operating systems.

Famous people born on 25 October

  • Katy Perry, American singer-songwriter and actress (born 1984)
  • Shaun Wright-Phillips, English footballer (born 1981)
  • Pablo Picasso, Spanish painter and sculptor (1881–1973)
  • Ciara, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress (born 1985)

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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.
More events of 2011 →Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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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