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31 August 2012 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 31 August 2012 was a Friday.
- 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 31 August is Virgo.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 31 August 2012 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for August is Peridot.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 31 August 2012 was Full Moon.
On this day: 31 August
- 1993 Russia completes removing its troops from Lithuania.
- 1994 Russia completes removing its troops from Estonia.
- 1996 Saddam Hussein's troops seize Irbil after the Kurdish Masoud Barzani appealed for help to defeat his Kurdish rival PUK.
- 2006 Edvard Munch's famous painting, The Scream, stolen on August 22, 2004, is recovered in a raid by Norwegian police.
- 2016 Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff is impeached and removed from office.
Famous people born on 31 August
- Richard Gere, American actor and producer (born 1949)
- Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia (born 1985)
- Jalen Brunson, American basketball player (born 1996)
- Caligula, Roman emperor (born 12)
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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