At A Glance

11 March 2014 at a glance

Day of the week
11 March 2014 was a Tuesday.
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Happy” by Pharrell Williams.
Top Film of 2014
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2014 was Transformers: Age of Extinction.
Top-Rated TV Show
“Sunday Night Football” (NBC) was No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings for the 2014–15 season.
Star sign
The star sign for 11 March is Pisces.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 11 March 2014 fell in the Year of the Horse.
Birthstone
The birthstone for March is Aquamarine.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 11 March 2014 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 11 March

  • 2006 Michelle Bachelet is inaugurated as the first female president of Chile.
  • 2008 Space Shuttle Endeavour launches on STS-123, carrying the first component of the Japanese Kibō module to the International Space Station.
  • 2010 Economist and businessman Sebastián Piñera is sworn in as President of Chile. Aftershocks of the 2010 Pichilemu earthquakes hit central Chile during the ceremony.
  • 2020 The World Health Organization (WHO) declares the COVID-19 virus epidemic a pandemic.
  • 2021 US President Joe Biden signs the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan into law.

Famous people born on March 11

  • Johnny Knoxville, American actor and entertainer (born 1971)
  • Rupert Murdoch, Australian-American businessman and media magnate (born 1931)
  • Jodie Comer, English actress (born 1993)
  • Anton Yelchin, Russian-American actor (1989–2016)

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Events of 2014 in the United States

A selection from Wikipedia's '2014 in the United States'. Not a complete list.

  • February 7 – The Lego Movie is released in theaters.
  • July 26 – Henry Danger debuts on Nickelodeon.
  • August 1 – Guardians of the Galaxy, directed by James Gunn, is released by Marvel Studios as the tenth film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).

Life in the US in 2014

President

Barack Obama

Gas (per gallon)

$3.37

Loaf of Bread

$1.98

Average House

$285,900

Weekly Wage

$796

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