At A Glance
12 March 2018 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 12 March 2018 was a Monday.
- ARIA No. 1
- The ARIA No. 1 was “God's Plan” by Drake.
- Top Film of 2018
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2018 was Avengers: Infinity War.
- Best-Selling Vehicle of 2018
- Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 2018 was the Toyota HiLux.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 12 March is Pisces.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 12 March 2018 fell in the Year of the Dog.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for March is Aquamarine.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 12 March 2018 was Waning Crescent.
On this day: 12 March
- 2004 President of South Korea, Roh Moo-hyun, is impeached by its National Assembly, the first such impeachment in the nation's history.
- 2009 Financier Bernie Madoff pleads guilty to one of the largest frauds in Wall Street's history.
- 2011 A reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant explodes and releases radioactivity into the atmosphere a day after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.
- 2019 In the House of Commons, the revised EU Withdrawal Bill was rejected by a margin of 149 votes.
- 2020 The United States suspends travel from Europe due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Famous people born on 12 March
- Lesley Manville, English actress (born 1956)
- Liza Minnelli, American actress, singer and dancer (born 1946)
- Frank Welker, American voice actor and singer (born 1946)
- James Taylor, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1948)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2018 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '2018 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 17 March – The Liberal Party under Steven Marshall wins the 2018 South Australian state election, defeating the Labor Party and incumbent Premier Jay Weatherill.
- 25 March – Australian cricket captain Steve Smith is suspended, and Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull calls for action from Cricket Australia, after members of the Australian team admit to ball tampering during a match against South Africa.
- 1 July – The Australian Space Agency formally commences operation with Megan Clark as inaugural Head.
Life in Australia in 2018
Prime Minister
Malcolm Turnbull
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
Petrol (per litre)
$1.40
Loaf of Bread
$3.65
Average House
$640,000
Weekly Wage
$1,600.00
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