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10 February 2012 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 10 February 2012 was a Friday.
- ARIA No. 1
- The ARIA No. 1 was “Wild Ones” by Flo Rida featuring Sia.
- 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 10 February is Aquarius.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 10 February 2012 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for February is Amethyst.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 10 February 2012 was Waning Gibbous.
On this day: 10 February
- 1996 IBM supercomputer Deep Blue defeats Garry Kasparov in chess for the first time.
- 2003 France and Belgium break the NATO procedure of silent approval concerning the timing of protective measures for Turkey in case of a possible war with Iraq.
- 2016 South Korea decides to stop the operation of the Kaesong joint industrial complex with North Korea in response to the launch of Kwangmyŏngsŏng-4.
- 2021 The traditional Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is canceled for the first time because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- 2021 Texas' worst energy infrastructure failure, the 2021 Texas power crisis, starts.
Famous people born on 10 February
- Enzo Maresca, Italian footballer and manager (born 1980)
- Bob Iger, American media executive (born 1951)
- Emma Roberts, American actress (born 1991)
- Megan Skiendiel, American singer, dancer and actress (born 2006)
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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