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13 March 2012 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 13 March 2012 was a Tuesday.
- ARIA No. 1
- The ARIA No. 1 was “We Are Young” by Fun featuring Janelle Monáe.
- 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 13 March is Pisces.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 13 March 2012 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for March is Aquamarine.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 13 March 2012 was Waning Gibbous.
On this day: 13 March
- 1997 The Missionaries of Charity choose Sister Nirmala to succeed Mother Teresa as their leader.
- 2003 An article in Nature identifies the Ciampate del Diavolo as 350,000-year-old hominid footprints.
- 2013 The 2013 papal conclave elects Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio taking the name Pope Francis as the 266th Pope of the Catholic Church.
- 2020 President Donald Trump declares the COVID-19 pandemic to be a national emergency in the United States.
- 2020 Katerina Sakellaropoulou is sworn in as the first female President of Greece amid strict COVID-19 measures.
Famous people born on 13 March
- Coco Gauff, American tennis player (born 2004)
- Common, American rapper and actor (born 1972)
- William H. Macy, American actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1950)
- George MacKay, English actor (born 1992)
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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