At A Glance

28 June 2012 at a glance

Day of the week
28 June 2012 was a Thursday.
ARIA No. 1
The ARIA No. 1 was “Stay with Me Baby” by Karise Eden.
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 28 June is Cancer.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 28 June 2012 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
Birthstone
The birthstone for June is Pearl.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 28 June 2012 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 28 June

  • 1997 Holyfield–Tyson II: Mike Tyson is disqualified in the third round for biting a piece off Evander Holyfield's ear.
  • 2001 Slobodan Milošević is extradited to the ICTY in The Hague to stand trial.
  • 2004 Iraq War: Sovereign power is handed to the interim government of Iraq by the Coalition Provisional Authority, ending the U.S.-led rule of that nation.
  • 2009 Honduran president Manuel Zelaya is ousted by a local military coup following a failed request to hold a referendum to rewrite the Honduran Constitution. This was the start of the 2009 Honduran constitutional crisis.
  • 2012 The United States Supreme Court upholds the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate in National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius.

Famous people born on 28 June

  • Elon Musk, South African-born American entrepreneur (born 1971)
  • Henry VIII, King of England (1491–1547)
  • Mel Brooks, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1926)
  • John Cusack, American actor and screenwriter (born 1966)

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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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