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26 August 2012 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 26 August 2012 was a Sunday.
- ARIA No. 1
- The ARIA No. 1 was “Battle Scars” by Guy Sebastian and Lupe Fiasco.
- 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 26 August is Virgo.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 26 August 2012 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for August is Peridot.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 26 August 2012 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 26 August
- 1977 The Charter of the French Language is adopted by the National Assembly of Quebec.
- 1978 Papal conclave: Albino Luciani is elected as Pope John Paul I.
- 1999 Russia begins the Second Chechen War in response to the Invasion of Dagestan by the Islamic International Peacekeeping Brigade.
- 2011 The Boeing 787 Dreamliner, Boeing's all-new composite airliner, receives certification from the EASA and the FAA.
- 2014 The Jay Report into the Rotherham child sexual exploitation scandal is published.
Famous people born on 26 August
- Macaulay Culkin, American actor (born 1980)
- Keke Palmer, American actress and singer (born 1993)
- Mother Teresa, Albanian-Indian nun, missionary, Catholic saint, and Nobel Prize laureate (1910–1997)
- Melissa McCarthy, American actress, comedian, producer, and screenwriter (born 1970)
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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