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1 December 2012 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 1 December 2012 was a Saturday.
- ARIA No. 1
- The ARIA No. 1 was “What You've Done to Me” by Samantha Jade.
- Top Film of 2012
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2012 was The Avengers.
- Best-Selling Vehicle of 2012
- Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 2012 was the Mazda3.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 1 December is Sagittarius.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 1 December 2012 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for December is Turquoise.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 1 December 2012 was Waning Gibbous.
On this day: 1 December
- 2006 The law on same-sex marriage comes into force in South Africa, legalizing same-sex marriage for the first time on the African continent.
- 2009 The Treaty of Lisbon entered into force in the European Union.
- 2011 The Alma-Ata Metro was opened.
- 2018 The Oulu Police informed the public about the first offence of the much larger child sexual exploitation in Oulu, Finland.
- 2019 Arsenal Women 11–1 Bristol City Women breaks the record for most goals scored in a FA Women's Super League match, with Vivianne Miedema involved in ten of the eleven Arsenal goals.
Famous people born on 1 December
- Zoë Kravitz, American actress, singer, and model (born 1988)
- Riz Ahmed, English actor and rapper (born 1982)
- Richard Pryor, American comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter (1940–2005)
- Robert Irwin, Australian conservationist and television personality (born 2003)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2012 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '2012 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 6 February – Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II's accession as Queen of Australia
- 27 February – The Federal Parliamentary Australian Labor Party holds a ballot to determine its leader and by extension the Prime Minister of Australia. Julia Gillard wins the ballot by 71 votes to Kevin Rudd's 31 votes.
- 24 March – The Queensland state election is held. Anna Bligh's Labor government is defeated heavily, with the Liberal National Party led by Campbell Newman winning the largest parliamentary majority in the state's history.
Life in Australia in 2012
Prime Minister
Julia Gillard
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
Petrol (per litre)
$1.45
Loaf of Bread
$3.10
Average House
$480,000
Weekly Wage
$1,355.00
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