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5 December 2011 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 5 December 2011 was a Monday.
- Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
- The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “We Found Love” by Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris.
- Top Film of 2011
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2011 was Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2.
- Bestselling Novel of 2011
- “The Litigators” by John Grisham was No. 1 on Publishers Weekly's US fiction list for 2011.
- Top-Rated TV Show
- “Sunday Night Football” (NBC) was No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings for the 2011–12 season.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 5 December is Sagittarius.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 5 December 2011 fell in the Year of the Rabbit.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for December is Turquoise.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 5 December 2011 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 5 December
- 2001 Space Shuttle Endeavour launches on STS-108, carrying the Expedition 4 crew to the International Space Station.
- 2005 The Civil Partnership Act comes into effect in the United Kingdom, and the first civil partnership is registered there.
- 2006 Commodore Frank Bainimarama overthrows the government in Fiji.
- 2014 Exploration Flight Test-1, the first flight test of Orion, is launched.
- 2017 The International Olympic Committee bans Russia from competing at the 2018 Winter Olympics for doping at the 2014 Winter Olympics.
Famous people born on December 5
- Walt Disney, American animator, director, producer, and screenwriter, co-founded The Walt Disney Company (1901–1966)
- Jessica Paré, Canadian actress (born 1980)
- Paula Patton, American actress (born 1975)
- Frankie Muniz, American actor, drummer, and race car driver (born 1985)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2011 in the United States
A selection from Wikipedia's '2011 in the United States'. Not a complete list.
- February 27 – The 83rd Academy Awards, hosted by James Franco and Anne Hathaway, are held at Kodak Theatre in Hollywood. Tom Hooper's The King's Speech wins four awards out of 12 nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director.
- March 11 – Following the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issues a tsunami warning to parts of the U.S. West Coast along the affected coastal areas in Alaska, Hawaii and the U.S. Territories in the Pacific Ocean.
- April 15 – Rio is released in theaters.
Life in the US in 2011
President
Barack Obama
Gas (per gallon)
$3.52
Loaf of Bread
$1.74
Average House
$242,300
Weekly Wage
$737
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