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25 April 2012 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 25 April 2012 was a Wednesday.
- ARIA No. 1
- The ARIA No. 1 was “Call Me Maybe” by Carly Rae Jepsen.
- 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 25 April is Taurus.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 25 April 2012 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for April is Diamond.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 25 April 2012 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 25 April
- 2004 The March for Women's Lives brings over one million protesters, mostly pro-choice, to Washington D.C. to protest the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003, and other restrictions on abortion.
- 2005 The final piece of the Obelisk of Axum is returned to Ethiopia after being stolen by the invading Italian army in 1937.
- 2005 Bulgaria and Romania sign the Treaty of Accession 2005 to join the European Union.
- 2007 Boris Yeltsin's funeral: The first to be sanctioned by the Russian Orthodox Church for a head of state since the funeral of Emperor Alexander III in 1894.
- 2014 The Flint water crisis begins when officials at Flint, Michigan switch the city's water supply to the Flint River, leading to lead and bacteria contamination.
Famous people born on 25 April
- Al Pacino, American actor and director (born 1940)
- Renée Zellweger, American actress and producer (born 1969)
- Sara Paxton, American actress (born 1988)
- Oliver Cromwell, English general and politician, Lord Protector of Great Britain (1599–1658)
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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