900 Facts About 2011

1. On May 9, 2011, Tobias Harris declared for the NBA draft, forgoing his final three years of college eligibility.

2. Blake Shelton has won the "Favorite Country Male Artist" award at American Music Awards in 2011 and 2016.

3. Nathan Lyon made his Test debut against Sri Lanka at Galle on 31 August 2011.

4. In 2011, Charlie Sheen took on a Twitter challenge by a grieving mother to help critically ill babies born with congenital diaphragmatic hernia by supporting CHERUBS—The Association of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Research, Awareness and Support.

5. Justin Timberlake won a Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series award in 2009 and 2011 for hosting SNL.

6. On 22 January 2011, Sir Kenny Dalglish led Liverpool to their first win since his return, against Wolves at Molineux.

7. Feliciano Lopez helped his country in the 2011 Davis Cup by beating American Mardy Fish in five sets.

8. Blake Shelton has won the "Favorite Country Male Artist" award at American Music Awards in 2011 and 2016.

9. At the 2011 Australian Open, Arina Rodionova equalled her career-best showing at a Grand Slam tournament by qualifying for the main draw.

10. On 24 November 2011, Dominic Raab led a debate in the House of Commons calling for extradition reform.

11. At the 2011 French Open, Sabine Lisicki advanced to the second round against the number three seed, Vera Zvonareva.

12. Olly Murs has won two BBC Radio 1 Teen Awards, once in 2011 and next in 2013.

13. In 2011, Gary Barlow In Concert wrote the song "Run for Your Life" for The X Factor series 7 winner Matt Cardle's debut album.

14. Darren Elkins won a unanimous decision over Zhang Tiequan on October 8, 2011 at UFC 136.

15. Enrique Gil got his break when he was cast to play Michael Miranda—originally played by Diether Ocampo—in the 2011 remake of Mula Sa Puso.

16. Julio Jones excelled at the 2011 NFL Combine, posting the longest long jump and the third fastest 40-yard dash among wide receivers, despite having a broken bone in his foot.

17. James Franco launched his first European art exhibition in 2011 at Peres Projects in Berlin.

18. In 2011, Shakira was honored at the Latin Grammys as 2011's Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year.

19. Yuvraj Singh was the Man of the Tournament in the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup, and one of the top performers at the 2007 ICC World Twenty20, both of which India won.

20. In 2011, Charlie Sheen took on a Twitter challenge by a grieving mother to help critically ill babies born with congenital diaphragmatic hernia by supporting CHERUBS—The Association of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Research, Awareness and Support.

21. Daniel Ricciardo made his Grand Prix debut at the 2011 British Grand Prix at Silverstone.

22. In 2011 Bubba Watson won two more championships on the tour.

23. Eric Dier earned his first England call-up in November 2011 when under-18 head coach Noel Blake picked him for a match against Slovakia.

24. On June 21, 2011, Kemba Walker released a mixtape in collaboration with DJ Skee and Skee Sports.

25. In May 2011, Google Play banned the account of the developer of several video game emulators.

26. Tayyip Erdogan stated in a 2011 interview that he supported secularism for Egypt, which generated an angry reaction among Islamic movements, especially the Freedom and Justice party—the political wing of the Muslim Brotherhood.

27. Robert Kubica was retained by Renault—rebranded as Lotus Renault GP through Lotus Cars sponsorship—into the 2011 season, again partnered with Petrov.

28. On 9 April 2011, Phil Neville scored against Wolves, his 12th senior goal and his first in three years.

29. Ronda Rousey faced Taylor Stratford in the Tuff-N-Uff tournament semi-finals on January 7, 2011, and won by technical submission due to an armbar in 24 seconds.

30. Simon Cowell was engaged to make-up artist Mezhgan Hussainy from 2010 to 2011.

31. Vasek Pospisil reached the second round of the 2011 US Open where he was defeated by Feliciano Lopez.

32. Tom Brady was selected as a starter to the 2011 Pro Bowl.

33. In February 2011, Eric Holder announced that the DOJ would no longer defend cases involving the Defense of Marriage Act in court.

34. On October 22, 2011, Steven Tyler set off for an 18-date Aerosmith tour across Latin America and Japan.

35. In May 2011, Prince Royce signed with Atlantic Records to release English-language albums in a joint partnership with the Top Stop label.

36. On 1 June 2011, Fnatic partnered with EIZO to launch their gaming monitors into the market.

37. Jacoby Ellsbury was voted the American League Comeback Player of the Year, and finished second in the 2011 American League Most Valuable Player Award balloting, with 242 points, losing to Justin Verlander.

38. Imran Tahir represented Warwickshire for the 2010 season, although he is contracted to play for Hampshire from the 2011 season onwards.

39. Enrique Gil got his break when he was cast to play Michael Miranda—originally played by Diether Ocampo—in the 2011 remake of Mula Sa Puso.

40. Mikaela Shiffrin made her World Cup debut on March 11, 2011 in a giant slalom at Spindleruv Mlyn in the Czech Republic.

41. In February 2011, Carrie Underwood donated $140,125 to Save the Children.

42. In early June 2011, Steven Caulker was linked to a further season-long loan move to help continue his development through regular football this time to newly promoted Premier League clubs Swansea City and Norwich City as well as another stint at Bristol City.

43. In 2011, DiCaprio joined the Animal Legal Defense Fund's campaign to free Tony, a tiger who has spent the last decade at the Tiger Truck Stop in Grosse Tete, Louisiana.

44. On 25 June 2011, El Shaarawy signed for Serie A giants Milan for €20 million transfer fee.

45. In 2011, Netflix Original introduced a Netflix Original button for certain remote controls, allowing users to instantly access Netflix on compatible devices.

46. Meghan Markle appeared in two 2010 films, Get Him to the Greek and Remember Me, and one 2011 film, Horrible Bosses.

47. Daniel Ricciardo would make an appearance in pre-season testing for the 2011 Formula One season, driving for Scuderia Toro Rosso.

48. On 7 May 2011, it was announced that Gary Barlow In Concert was in advanced talks to replace Simon Cowell as a judge on The X Factor.

49. On November 22, Ryan Braun was named the NL MVP award winner for the 2011 season, receiving 20 of 32 first place votes.

50. In 2011, Liam Neeson starred in Unknown, a German-British-American co-production of a French book, it was filmed in Berlin in early 2010.

51. In 2011, Piotr Wozniacki advanced to the semifinals of the Australian Open and the US Open.

52. Enrique Gil got his break when he was cast to play Michael Miranda—originally played by Diether Ocampo—in the 2011 remake of Mula Sa Puso.

53. Robert Kubica was retained by Renault—rebranded as Lotus Renault GP through Lotus Cars sponsorship—into the 2011 season, again partnered with Petrov.

54. David Ferrer was seeded first at the 2012 Copa Claro tournament and won it, defeating 2011 champion and second seed Nicolas Almagro.

55. In September 2011 Intel stopped working on MeeGo and partnered with Samsung to create Tizen, a new project hosted by the Linux Foundation.

56. On 29 February 2012, Mesut Ozil was recognised as Germany's best international of the year for 2011 prior to kick-off at a friendly against France in Bremen.

57. Sabine Lisicki's reached the doubles final at Wimbledon in 2011 with Stosur and came fourth in the mixed doubles event at the 2012 London Olympics with Christopher Kas.

58. Robert Kubica was retained by Renault—rebranded as Lotus Renault GP through Lotus Cars sponsorship—into the 2011 season, again partnered with Petrov.

59. In 2011, Walmart added gender identity to their antidiscrimination policy.

60. In October 2011, Alexandra Burke joined Louis Walsh, Gary Barlow and Tulisa Contostavlos on the judging panel as a guest judge during the fourth week of the live shows of series 8 when Kelly Rowland had a throat infection.

61. Robbie Savage left the competition on 4 December 2011, and as such was placed 6th.

62. On 22 January 2011, Kenny Dalglish led Liverpool to their first win since his return, against Wolves at Molineux.

63. Daniel Ricciardo entered Formula One as a test driver for Scuderia Toro Rosso and made his debut at the 2011 British Grand Prix with the HRT team as part of a deal with Red Bull.

64. Blake Shelton has won the "Favorite Country Male Artist" award at American Music Awards in 2011 and 2016.

65. On 17 January 2011, Ryan Giggs reached 600 league appearances, as he played in their goalless draw against Tottenham at White Hart Lane.

66. Simon Cowell was engaged to make-up artist Mezhgan Hussainy from 2010 until 2011.

67. Blake Shelton recorded the title track for the remake of Footloose released on October 14, 2011.

68. At the 2011 Andalucia Tennis Experience, Victoria Azarenka was the top seed and dropped only fourteen games on her way to the final.

69. Ahmet Davutoglu was an AKP parliamentary candidate in 2011 and the leader of the AKP in both the June 2015 and November 2015 general elections.

70. Tomas Berdych began his clay season at the 2011 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, losing in the round of 16 to Ivan Ljubicic in straight sets.

71. Ronald Darby won a bronze medal in the 200 m at the 2011 World Youth Championships in Athletics.

72. Dion Lewis was signed to a four-year contract worth $2.2 million on July 27, 2011.

73. Maria Sharapova's received a bye into the second round and successfully reached the final without dropping a set, where she faced 2011 Indian wells champion and former world No 1 Caroline Wozniacki.

74. Andy Dalton was selected by the Bengals in the second round of the 2011 NFL Draft and signed a four-year, $5.2 million contract.

75. On October 21, 2011 President Obama announced that all US troops would leave Iraq in time to be "home for the holidays".

76. Robert Kubica was retained by Renault—rebranded as Lotus Renault GP through Lotus Cars sponsorship—into the 2011 season, again partnered with Petrov.

77. In February 2011, Google Play introduced a website interface for then-named Android Market that provides access through a computer.

78. Feliciano Lopez played a memorable match at the 2011 Mutua Madrid Open, where he lost to Roger Federer.

79. Lady Gaga appeared at Europride, an international event dedicated to LGBT pride, in Rome in June 2011.

80. Mark Cavendish had a slow start to 2011 failing to win a race until late February when he won the stage six of the Tour of Oman.

81. Obama White House has roots in Ireland; he met with his Irish cousins in Moneygall in May 2011.

82. Feliciano Lopez reached his first final in over a year at the 2011 Serbia Open in Belgrade, where he lost to Novak Djokovic.

83. In early 2011, Facebook announced plans to move to its new headquarters, the former Sun Microsystems campus in Menlo Park.

84. Joe McElderry performed at Festival of Remembrance on 12 November 2011, this was the third time performing in front of The Queen.

85. On September 26, 2011, Vladimir Guerrero surpassed Julio Franco as the all-time MLB leader for hits by a Dominican player.

86. In 2011, Cesc Fabregas signed a sponsorship deal with German sportswear and equipment supplier, Puma.

87. In 2011, Rafael Nadal was named the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year.

88. In 2011, Walmart added gender identity to their anti-discrimination policy.

89. Milos Raonic became the highest-ranked Canadian male ever on February 21, 2011, when he reached No 37.

90. In June 2011, Joe Manchin joined Senator Chuck Schumer in seeking a crackdown on Bitcoin currency transactions, saying that they facilitated illegal drug trade transactions.

91. On 2 March 2011, Assange's lawyers lodged an appeal with the High Court challenging the decision to extradite him to Sweden.

92. Ivan Nova surpassed the Yankees' rookie record of twelve consecutive wins, set by Atley Donald in 1939, during the 2011 season.

93. Alexandr Dolgopolov has hinted in late January 2011 that he might change his citizenship.

94. Josh Freeman was named as an alternate for the 2011 Pro Bowl.

95. Mikaela Shiffrin made her world cup debut in Spindleruv Mlyn in the Czech Republic on March 11, 2011.

96. Jonah Hill received a Golden Globe nomination, his first nomination, for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture for his performance in the 2011 sports film Moneyball, in which he portrayed his first dramatic role as Peter Brand.

97. In May 2011, Barry Manilow recorded his concerts at the O2 Arena in London, for CD and DVD release in early 2012.

98. Tim Pawlenty was rumored to be a contender for both the Republican presidential and vice presidential nominations during the 2008 election, and he officially sought the 2012 Republican presidential nomination from May to August 2011.

99. At the 2011 French Open, Simona Halep beat Alla Kudryavtseva, then lost to 8th seed Samantha Stosur in the second round.

100. Ron Paul won several early straw polls for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination and in late April 2011, he formed an official exploratory committee.

101. In December 2011, Vanilla Ice played Captain Hook in the Chatham, Kent Central Theatre pantomime production of Peter Pan, a role that previously belonged to Henry Winkler.

102. Tom Lawlor lost to Chris Weidman on November 19, 2011 at UFC 139 due to a D'Arce choke in 2:07 of the first round.

103. Marshawn Lynch started 15 games, missing only one regular season game on November 23, 2011, due to back problems.

104. Rahm Emanuel was elected as Chicago's 55th mayor in 2011, succeeding Richard M Daley.

105. In February 2011, Keith Lemon became the executive producer of This Morning for a week of special episodes, taking over from the absent Karl Newton.

106. Ahmet Davutoglu was elected as an MP for Konya in the 2011 general election as the first candidate on the AKP's provincial party list.

107. Susana Mendoza was first elected as State Representative in 2001 and served into her sixth term, when she won the election for City Clerk of Chicago in February 2011, becoming the first female city clerk.

108. In February 2011 Steven Caulker was called up to the England U20 squad for their friendly against France but withdrew after an injury.

109. In 2011, Preity Zinta made her television debut as the host of the show Guinness World Records—Ab India Todega on Colors Channel.

110. On 14 October 2011, Liam Fox resigned from his office as Secretary of State for Defence, for breaking the ministerial code by letting Adam Werritty into defence meetings.

111. Paris Hilton's modeled for a second time at the 2011 Brazil Fashion Week.

112. In 2011 Adrian Gonzalez was hired by the Boston Red Sox for a $154 million contract for which $21 million.

113. On 28 October 2011 Gareth Bale became the first player to be photographed modelling the British 2012 London Olympics football supporters' shirt.

114. Kemba Walker was selected 9th overall in the 2011 NBA draft by the Charlotte Bobcats.

115. Blake Shelton has won the "Favorite Country Male Artist" award at American Music Awards in 2011 and 2016.

116. Webb Simpson was a member of the United States' victorious 2011 Presidents Cup and 2013 Presidents Cup teams.

117. On July 28, 2011, Von Miller officially signed with the Denver Broncos.

118. In 2011, Obama White House signed a four-year extension of some provisions of the Patriot Act.

119. In February 2011, Google Play Store introduced a website interface for then-named Android Market that provides access through a computer.

120. Dilma Rousseff received other international recognitions which include the Order of Stara Planina in Bulgaria, 2011 and Knight of the Collar of the Order of Isabella the Catholic in Spain around 2014.

121. Robert Kubica was retained by Renault—rebranded as Lotus Renault GP through Lotus Cars sponsorship—into the 2011 season, again partnered with Petrov.

122. On July 12, 2011, Representative Ron Paul announced that he would not seek re-election to the House in order to pursue the 2012 presidential election.

123. On July 29, 2011, Facebook announced its Bug Bounty Program in which security researchers will be paid a minimum of $500 for reporting security holes on Facebook's website.

124. In February 2011, Millward Brown launched the findings of its Value-D study, which looked at brand value and desire.

125. Ronald Darby won a bronze medal in the 200 m at the 2011 World Youth Championships in Athletics.

126. Russell Wilson played college football for the University of Wisconsin during the 2011 season, in which he set the single-season FBS record for passing efficiency and led the team to a Big Ten title and the 2012 Rose Bowl.

127. Robert Kubica was retained by Renault—rebranded as Lotus Renault GP through Lotus Cars sponsorship—into the 2011 season, again partnered with Petrov.

128. Russell Brand established his own production company in 2011 with friend Nik Linnen.

129. On 4 April 2011, Olly Murs stood in for Comedy Dave Vitty on The Chris Moyles Show on Radio 1 for one week while Vitty was rehearsing for Dancing on Ice.

130. Maria Sharapova lost her 2nd round robin match to Kvitova in straight sets; her first loss to Petra since 2011.

131. In March 2011, Eric Holder left open the possibility that the Guantanamo Bay detention camp might remain open beyond President Obama's first term.

132. Feliciano Lopez made it to the quarter-finals of the 2011 Suisse Open by defeating Michael Lammer and Daniel Gimeno Traver in the first two rounds.

133. Mr Obama has roots in Ireland; he met with his Irish cousins in Moneygall in May 2011.

134. Tom Lawlor was expected to face Maiquel Falcao on August 27, 2011, at UFC 134 but Falcao was suddenly released from the promotion on May 11.

135. In 2011, Chelsea Manning was awarded a "Whistleblowerpreis" by the German Section of the International Association of Lawyers against Nuclear Arms and the Federation of German Scientists.

136. Kate Middleton captured the attention of the world by marrying Prince William in a fairy-tale ceremony in April 2011.

137. Fernando Alonso became the first driver in history to finish first or second in the first nine races of the season, a record equalled by Sebastian Vettel in 2011.

138. Lily Allen has ever been married to Sam Cooper from 2011 to 2016.

139. On February 15, 2011, the Boston Bruins acquired center Chris Kelly from the Ottawa Senators after Marc Savard's attempted comeback ended due to another concussion; this one delivered in Colorado by former Bruin Matt Hunwick.

140. In early January, Dion Lewis declared that he would enter the 2011 NFL Draft and forgo his junior and senior seasons.

141. Milo Yiannopoulos organised a method of ranking the most promising technology start-ups in Europe, The Telegraph Tech Start-Up 100, in 2011.

142. In 2011, it was announced that Jonah Hill was in talks to appear in Quentin Tarantino's film Django Unchained.

143. Paul Ron won several early straw polls for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination and in late April 2011, he formed an official exploratory committee.

144. On September 26, 2011, Vladimir Guerrero became the all-time MLB leader in hits among players from the Dominican Republic, surpassing Julio Franco.

145. On 28 November 2011, Tinie Tempah hosted an episode of the TV show Never Mind the Buzzcocks.

146. Lady Gaga was named the "Queen of Pop" in a 2011 ranking by Rolling Stone, and she ranked fourth in VH1's Greatest Women in Music in 2012.

147. On September 15, 2011 Neil Patrick Harris received star on the Walk of Fame.

148. In June 2011 Adam Werritty organised a business meeting at the Shangri-La Hotel in Dubai.

149. Tyler Lockett captured a regional title in the 100-meter dash at the 2011 State 5A Regional, placing first with a time of 10.85 seconds.

150. In 2011, the Philadelphia Phillies spent $10 million to upgrade the video system at Citizens Bank Park, including a new display screen in left field, the largest in the National League.

151. Katy Perry's made her film debut in the 3D family motion picture The Smurfs as Smurfette on July 29, 2011.

152. At the 2011 Wimbledon Championships, Arina Rodionova barely missed out on qualifying for the main draw by losing to Kristyna Pliskova in three sets.

153. In January 2011, Gisele Bundchen came in first in the most desired female body on the 14th Annual Famed Hottest Looks survey, compiled by Beverly Hills plastic surgeons Richard Fleming and Toby Mayer.

154. Brad Parscale began working for the Trump Organization in 2011, developing and designing websites and creating and managing digital media strategies.

155. Lance Armstrong has another retirement in 2011 after he competed with UCI ProTeam.

156. In July 2011, Netflix changed its prices, charging customers for its mail rental service and streaming service separately.

157. Gautam Gambhir was a key player for team India in the 2011 World Cup win.

158. Robert Kubica was retained by Renault—rebranded as Lotus Renault GP through Lotus Cars sponsorship—into the 2011 season, again partnered with Petrov.

159. In February 2011, it was announced that Olly Murs would participate in the BT Charity Trek, with other celebrities, as part of the 2011 Comic Relief Red Nose Day campaign.

160. Tobias Harris has improved every season since he entered the league in 2011, but.

161. Blake Shelton has won the "Favorite Country Male Artist" award at American Music Awards in 2011 and 2016.

162. In 2010, Tim Scott was elected to the United States House of Representatives for, where he served from 2011 to 2013.

163. Dilma Rousseff was inaugurated as President of Brazil on 1 January 2011.

164. Tyler Lockett received an athletic scholarship to attend Kansas State University, where he played for coach Bill Snyder's Kansas State Wildcats football team from 2011 to 2014.

165. On March 23, 2011, Anahi became the spokeswoman for Snickers in Latin America.

166. Enrique Gil got his break when he was cast to play Michael Miranda—originally played by Diether Ocampo—in the 2011 remake of Mula Sa Puso.

167. On November 30, 2011, Tyler Chatwood was traded to the Colorado Rockies for catcher Chris Iannetta.

168. In 2011, Preity Zinta made her television debut as the host of the show Guinness World Records—Ab India Todega on Colors Channel.

169. Robert Kubica was retained by Renault—rebranded as Lotus Renault GP through Lotus Cars sponsorship—into the 2011 season, again partnered with Petrov.

170. On 27 August 2011, it was announced that Mark Webber would remain with Red Bull into the 2012 season, alongside teammate Vettel.

171. On 13 March 2011 Alexandr Dolgopolov stated he wants to represent Ukraine as a player, but only after the leadership of the Tennis Federation of Ukraine changes.

172. Enrique Gil got his break when he was cast to play Michael Miranda—originally played by Diether Ocampo—in the 2011 remake of Mula Sa Puso.

173. On 28 October 2011, Gareth Bale became the first player to be photographed modelling the British 2012 London Olympics football supporters' shirt.

174. In November 2011, Norfolk Southern unveiled SD60E 6920—painted in a blue, red, white and black "Honoring our Veterans" paint scheme.

175. Derek Jeter broke Rickey Henderson's franchise record for stolen bases when he stole his 327th base against the Mariners on May 28, 2011.

176. Enrique Gil got his break when he was cast to play Michael Miranda—originally played by Diether Ocampo—in the 2011 remake of Mula Sa Puso.

177. In June 2011, Denise Richards adopted a third daughter, Eloise Joni Richards as a single parent.

178. Ramdas Athawale led the RPI party, joined the Shivsena—Bharatiya Janata Party alliance in 2011 and contested Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation elections together.

179. On 29 September 2011, James Rodriguez received his first call-up to the Colombia senior side for a match against Bolivia on 11 October 2011.

180. Robert Kubica was retained by Renault—rebranded as Lotus Renault GP through Lotus Cars sponsorship—into the 2011 season, again partnered with Petrov.

181. Ellie Goulding was on Rolling Stones annual hot list in February 2011.

182. Christopher Lee was knighted for services to drama and charity in 2009, received the BAFTA Fellowship in 2011, and received the BFI Fellowship in 2013.

183. Sergio Aguero moved to Premier League club Manchester City in July 2011 for an undisclosed fee thought to be in the region of £35 million.

184. In 2011, Gisele Bundchen was added to The Giving Back Fund's list of celebs who made the largest donations to charity.

185. In 2011, Dom Kennedy was recognized as one of the leading artist in a new wave of West coast hip hop artist.

186. In July 2011, Vasek Pospisil won his tenth ITF Men's Circuit singles title in Saskatoon, without dropping a set.

187. On 20 August 2011, it was announced Harry Kewell had signed a three-year contract with A-League club Melbourne Victory.

188. In October 2011, Betty White was awarded an honorary degree and white doctors coat by Washington State University at the Washington State Veterinary Medical Association's centennial gala in Yakima, Washington.

189. In September, Webb Simpson won his second tournament of the 2011 PGA Tour season and of his career, at the second FedEx Cup playoff event, the Deutsche Bank Championship.

190. Justin Timberlake dated Jessica Biel on and off from 2007 to 2011 and got engaged that December.

191. On December 21, 2011, R Kelly made a live appearance on The X Factor and gave his first performance since undergoing emergency throat surgery in the summer.

192. Derek Jeter played his 2,402nd game with the Yankees on August 29, 2011, breaking Mickey Mantle's record for most games played as a Yankee.

193. On 15 February 2011, Peter Crouch scored what turned out to be the winning goal in the Champions League second round, first leg match against Milan at the San Siro, sweeping home Aaron Lennon's cut-back after a counter-attack.

194. Kevin Smith directed and produced the films such as the buddy cop action comedy Cop Out in 2010, as well as the horror film Red State in 2011, and the horror comedy Tusk in 2014.

195. On May 2, 2011, after a five-week campaign, Stephen Harper led the Conservatives to their third consecutive election victory—the first time a centre-right party has accomplished this in half a century.

196. On 27 December 2011, Anna Hazare began a 3-day hunger strike at MMRDA grounds, Bandra Kurla Complex, to demand a stronger Lokpal bill than was in debate.

197. In February 2011, Facebook announced plans to move its headquarters to the former Sun Microsystems campus in Menlo Park, California.

198. Nicki Minaj was one of the opening acts on Britney Spears' 2011 Femme Fatale Tour.

199. In January 2011, Eric Dier agreed to join Everton on loan until 30 June.

200. Ivan Nova established himself as a key member of the Yankees' starting rotation during the 2011 season.

201. Doug Baldwin finished fourth in rookie reception yardage in the 2011 NFL season, and led the Seahawks in both receiving yards and receptions.

202. In 2011, Netflix announced it was going to spin its DVD-by-mail service off into a separate service called Qwikster.

203. On July 10, 2011, Pablo Sandoval was selected to the National League All-Star team, becoming the first All-Star position player for the Giants since Barry Bonds in 2007.

204. In 2011, Neil Patrick Harris played the lead role of Bobby in Stephen Sondheim's Company with the New York Philharmonic in concert, opposite Patti LuPone and others.

205. In March 2011, Liam Fox defended the decision to make 11,000 redundancies in the armed forces, insisting that personnel who have recently returned from Afghanistan would not be sacked.

206. On 27 July 2011 South Sudan became the 54th country to join the African Union.

207. Enrique Gil got his break when he was cast to play Michael Miranda—originally played by Diether Ocampo—in the 2011 remake of Mula Sa Puso.

208. In 2011, Preity Zinta made her television debut as the host of the show Guinness World Records—Ab India Todega on Colors Channel.

209. In October 2011, Maya Moore became only the second player in league history to win Rookie of the Year honors and a WNBA championship in the same year.

210. Enrique Gil got his break when he was cast to play Michael Miranda—originally played by Diether Ocampo—in the 2011 remake of Mula Sa Puso.

211. On July 12, 2011, Netflix Original announced that it would separate its existing subscription plans into two separate plans: one covering the streaming and the other DVD rental services.

212. Rafael Nadal started 2011 by participating in the Mubadala World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi.

213. On January 7, 2011, Julio Jones decided to forego his senior season of college football.

214. In 2011, Charlie Sheen took on a Twitter challenge by a grieving mother to help critically ill babies born with congenital diaphragmatic hernia by supporting CHERUBS—The Association of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Research, Awareness and Support.

215. On October 21, 2011 President Senator Barack Obama announced that all US troops would leave Iraq in time to be "home for the holidays".

216. On 2 February 2011, Gary Neville announced his retirement from football after almost 20 years playing at Manchester United.

217. Susana Martinez is the incumbent Governor of New Mexico who took office on January 1, 2011 as the successor of Bill Richardson.

218. On 17 September 2011, Lee Selby claimed the British and Commonwealth titles with a win over then champion Stephen Smith via an eighth-round stoppage at the Olympia in Liverpool.

219. In September 2011, the Miami Marlins acquired manager Ozzie Guillen in a trade with the Chicago White Sox.

220. Mike Trout was sent back to Double-A Arkansas on August 1, 2011 after hitting.

221. At the 2011 ATP World Tour Finals, Rafael Nadal was defeated by Roger Federer and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the round-robin stage, and was eliminated from the tournament.

222. Enrique Gil got his break when he was cast to play Michael Miranda—originally played by Diether Ocampo—in the 2011 remake of Mula Sa Puso.

223. Piotr Wozniacki's finished on top of the rankings in both 2010 and 2011.

224. Tobias Harris played one season of college basketball for the Tennessee Volunteers before declaring for the 2011 NBA draft where he was drafted 19th overall by the Charlotte Bobcats and then traded to the Milwaukee Bucks.

225. On September 12, 2011, Tim Pawlenty announced his endorsement of former Governor Mitt Romney of Massachusetts, as well as his position as national co-chair for Romney's campaign.

226. On 3 January 2011, Usman Khawaja became the 419th Australian to be presented with an Australian Cricket Test baggy green cap.

227. On 5 January 2012, Gareth Bale was one of the players voted into the 2011 UEFA Team of the Year.

228. Sabine Lisicki's lifted her form and reached the third round at the 2011 Sony Ericsson Open, where she was defeated by Maria Sharapova.

229. James Rodriguez started his international career with the Colombia under-20 team, with which he won the 2011 Toulon Tournament.

230. In 2011, Rahm Emanuel was elected mayor of Chicago, succeeding Richard Daley.

231. In 2011, Preity Zinta made her television debut as the host of the show Guinness World Records—Ab India Todega on Colors Channel.

232. Paris Hilton's would next date Las Vegas nightclub owner Cy Waits until June 2011.

233. James Franco confirmed their separation in an interview for Playboy magazine's August 2011 issue, saying that his interest in education got between them.

234. On May 25, 2011, Senator Barack Obama became the first President of the United States to address both houses of the UK Parliament in Westminster Hall, London.

235. Enrique Gil got his break when he was cast to play Michael Miranda—originally played by Diether Ocampo—in the 2011 remake of Mula Sa Puso.

236. From 2009 to 2011, Sean Spicer was a partner at Endeavor Global Strategies, a public relations firm he co-founded to represent foreign governments and corporations with business before the US government.

237. Paul Ron participated in the first Republican presidential debate on May 5, 2011 and on May 13, 2011, Paul formally announced his candidacy in an interview on ABC's Good Morning America.

238. Rafael Nadal defeated Murray in three consecutive Grand Slam semifinals in 2011 from the French Open to the US Open.

239. David Freese was projected to start the 2011 season, and he was named the starter on Opening Day, despite suffering minor ailments during spring training.

240. In 2002, JK Rowling became an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and in 2011, she became an honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

241. Feliciano Lopez started his 2011 pre-Australian Open preparations at the 2011 Brisbane International and 2011 Medibank International Sydney, but lost early in both tournaments.

242. In 2011, Millward Brown launched the Value of a Fan [40] study in collaboration with the World Federation of Advertisers.

243. Shah Rukh Khan is a member of the board of directors of the Make-A-Wish Foundation in India, and in 2011 he was appointed by UNOPS as the first global ambassador of the Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council.

244. In 2011 and 2012, Adele donated autographed items for auctions to support MusiCares.

245. Ramdas Athawale led the RPI party, joined the Shivsena—Bharatiya Janata Party alliance in 2011 and contested Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation elections together.

246. Jack Butland had his international breakthrough in September 2011 when he made an appearance for England under—21 team.

247. Harry Kewell scored his first goal for the Victory from a penalty against Gold Coast United on 26 November 2011 at AAMI Park, Melbourne, after teammate Archie Thompson was brought down in the box in the first minute.

248. In 2011, Nick Cannon filmed a public service announcement for Do Something encouraging teens to find a cause about which they are passionate and take action in their communities.

249. Russell Wilson played minor league baseball for the Tri-City Dust Devils in 2010 and the Asheville Tourists in 2011 as a second baseman.

250. Paris Hilton opened her fourth store in the Philippines on August 18, 2011.

251. On 8 September 2010, CNN anounced that Piers Morgan would replace Larry King in the network's evening line-up with his show, Piers Morgan Live, beginning on 17 January 2011.

252. Mo Farah is additionally involved in various philanthropic initiatives, launching the Mo Farah Foundation after a trip to Somalia in 2011.

253. Victoria Azarenka reached the semifinals of the 2011 Toray Pan Pacific Open, losing to eventual champion Agnieszka Radwanska.

254. Drew Brees was ranked ninth on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2011 players' list.

255. In December 2011, Obama instructed agencies to consider LGBT rights when issuing financial aid to foreign countries.

256. Enrique Gil got his break when he was cast to play Michael Miranda—originally played by Diether Ocampo—in the 2011 remake of Mula Sa Puso.

257. In 2011, Charlie Sheen took on a Twitter challenge by a grieving mother to help critically ill babies born with congenital diaphragmatic hernia by supporting CHERUBS—The Association of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Research, Awareness and Support.

258. Katy Perry embarked on her second tour, the California Dreams Tour, in support of Teenage Dream from February 2011 to January 2012.

259. Barack Obama has roots in Ireland; he met with his Irish cousins in Moneygall in May 2011.

260. Alexandr Dolgopolov entered the 2011 French Open as the 21st seed.

261. On May 18, 2011, Maya Moore became the first female basketball player to sign with Jordan Brand.

262. Tom Lawlor was expected to remain on the Brazilian card, but instead took a bout against Kyle Noke on August 14, 2011 at UFC on Versus 5.

263. In July 2011, Zack Ryder defended his Internet Championship at a house show in Australia, against Primo.

264. Chevrolet Cruze participated in the British Touring Car Championship with the Cruze between 2010 and 2011.

265. Jon Jones won the UFC Light Heavyweight title for the first time in 2011 and since then has gone on to set several records, such as becoming the youngest ever champion in UFC history along with most consecutive title defenses and longest win streak in the Light Heavyweight division.

266. Ron Paul participated in the first Republican presidential debate on May 5, 2011 and on May 13, 2011, Paul formally announced his candidacy in an interview on ABC's Good Morning America.

267. Imran Tahir debuted for South Africa in a match against the West Indies on 24 February 2011 at the Feroz Shah Kotla stadium in Delhi.

268. On 2 February 2011, Phil Neville announced his retirement from football after almost 20 years playing at Manchester United.

269. In May 2011, Ahmet Davutoglu met with rebel leaders and voiced concerns on the threats to civilians, arguing that a peaceful transition of power could be achieved if Gaddafi and his family stepped aside.

270. Ramdas Athawale left the Nationalist Congress Party-INC alliance in 2011 after having lost in the 2009 Lok Sabha election, when he contested the reserved Shirdi constituency.

271. Cam Newton played college football at Auburn and was drafted as the first overall pick by the Panthers in the 2011 NFL Draft.

272. Von Miller was selected by the Denver Broncos with the second overall pick in the 2011 NFL Draft.

273. In late 2010, Luisana Lopilato announced that she was planning to marry the Canadian singer Michael Buble in April 2011.

274. Robert Kubica was retained by Renault—rebranded as Lotus Renault GP through Lotus Cars sponsorship—into the 2011 season, again partnered with Petrov.

275. In 2011, Charlie Sheen took on a Twitter challenge by a grieving mother to help critically ill babies born with congenital diaphragmatic hernia by supporting CHERUBS—The Association of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Research, Awareness and Support.

276. Jon Jones won his first UFC Light Heavyweight Championship in March 2011 at the age of 23, becoming the youngest champion since the UFC instituted weight classes.

277. Kevin Smith named the independent production company he created for the 2011 film Red State "The Harvey Boys" in Weinstein's honor.

278. In November 2011, Jessie J performed "Nobody's Perfect" at the charity concert Children in Need Rocks Manchester held at the Manchester Arena to raise money for Children in Need 2011.

279. In 2011, Charlie Sheen took on a Twitter challenge by a grieving mother to help critically ill babies born with congenital diaphragmatic hernia by supporting CHERUBS—The Association of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Research, Awareness and Support.

280. On November 29, 2011, Facebook settled Federal Trade Commission charges that it deceived consumers by failing to keep privacy promises.

281. In 2011, Tayyip Erdogan ordered the tearing-down of the Statue of Humanity, a Turkish-Armenian friendship monument in Kars, which was commissioned in 2006 and represented a metaphor of the rapprochement of the two countries after many years of dispute over the events of 1915.

282. Robert Kubica was retained by Renault—rebranded as Lotus Renault GP through Lotus Cars sponsorship—into the 2011 season, again partnered with Petrov.

283. On February 15, 2011, the Boston Bruins acquired center Chris Kelly from the Ottawa Senators after Marc Savard's attempted comeback ended due to another concussion, this one delivered away at Colorado by former Bruin Matt Hunwick.

284. Ivan Nova made his MLB debut with the Yankees in 2010, and established himself as a key member of the Yankees' starting rotation during the 2011 season.

285. In 2011, 2012, and 2016, Adele was named Artist of the Year by Billboard.

286. In November 2011, Jack Whitehall performed two sell out solo shows at the Hammersmith Apollo.

287. In 2011 Sara Bareilles was added as a celebrity judge to the third season of The Sing-Off.

288. In 2011, Preity Zinta made her television debut as the host of the show Guinness World Records—Ab India Todega on Colors Channel.

289. On 5 December 2011, Assange was refused permission by the High Court to appeal to the Supreme Court.

290. Joe McElderry performed on 13 July 2011 at the Newcastle Teenage Cancer Trust Unit, the acoustic set was streamed live to all other Teenage Cancer Trust units across the country as well as on the website.

291. Ricky Ponting retained the captaincy of Australia for the 2011 World Cup in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.

292. Susana Martinez was officially sworn into office on January 1, 2011, after successfully winning an election on November 2, 2010.

293. At the start of the 2011 season, Lewis Hamilton dismissed Red Bull Racing as "just a drinks company".

294. In 2011, Shenzhen in Guangdong, China hosted the 2011 Summer Universiade.

295. Eric Hosmer advanced in Minor League Baseball before debuting in MLB during the 2011 season.

296. Mike Trout was again named an outfielder on Baseball Americas 2011 Minor League All Star team.

297. Ronda Rousey debuted in professional mixed martial arts in March of 2011, defeating Ediane Gomes in 25 seconds.

298. Enrique Gil got his break when he was cast to play Michael Miranda—originally played by Diether Ocampo—in the 2011 remake of Mula Sa Puso.

299. Jorge Lorenzo wore sponsored protective gear from Dainese between 2005 and 2010, and Alpinestars from 2011 onwards.

300. Usman Khawaja was selected in the Australian cricket team to play in the fifth Test against England in Sydney on 3 January 2011.

301. Blake Shelton has won the "Favorite Country Male Artist" award at American Music Awards in 2011 and 2016.

302. Feliciano Lopez made it to the third round of the 2011 Rome Open, but lost to fellow countryman Rafael Nadal.

303. On October 18, 2011, Secret Tournament released their first studio album, Moving in Secret.

304. On June 23, 2011, Tobias Harris was selected with the 19th overall pick in the 2011 NBA draft by the Charlotte Bobcats.

305. On 24 October 2011, Nemanja Vidic announced his retirement from the Serbian national team, because of negative comments from fans about his performances in the national shirt.

306. Robbie Savage left your competition on 4 Dec 2011, and therefore was positioned 6th.