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8 January 2012 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 8 January 2012 was a Sunday.
- ARIA No. 1
- The ARIA No. 1 was “Sexy and I Know It” by LMFAO.
- 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 8 January is Capricorn.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 8 January 2012 fell in the Year of the Rabbit.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for January is Garnet.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 8 January 2012 was Full Moon.
On this day: 8 January
- 1994 Russian cosmonaut Valeri Polyakov on Soyuz TM-18 leaves for Mir. He would stay on the space station until March 22, 1995, for a record 437 days in space.
- 2002 President of the United States George W. Bush signs into law the No Child Left Behind Act.
- 2004 The RMS Queen Mary 2, then the largest ocean liner ever built, is christened by her namesake's granddaughter, Queen Elizabeth II.
- 2016 Joaquín Guzmán, widely regarded as the world's most powerful drug trafficker, is recaptured following his escape from a maximum security prison in Mexico.
- 2023 Supporters of former Brazil president Jair Bolsonaro storm the Brazilian Congress.
Famous people born on 8 January
- Elvis Presley, American singer, guitarist, and actor (1935–1977)
- David Bowie, English singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (1947–2016)
- Stephen Hawking, English physicist and author (1942–2018)
- Damiano David, Italian singer-songwriter (born 1999)
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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