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1 June 2012 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 1 June 2012 was a Friday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “We Are Young” by Fun ft. Janelle Monáe.
- Top Film of 2012
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2012 was The Avengers.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 1 June is Gemini.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 1 June 2012 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for June is Pearl.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 1 June 2012 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 1 June
- 1990 Cold War: George H. W. Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev sign a treaty to end chemical weapon production.
- 1994 Republic of South Africa becomes a republic in the Commonwealth of Nations.
- 2008 A fire on the back lot of Universal Studios breaks out, destroying the attraction King Kong Encounter and a large archive of master tapes for music and film, the full extent of which was not revealed until 2019.
- 2009 General Motors files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. It is the fourth largest United States bankruptcy in history.
- 2011 Space Shuttle Endeavour makes its final landing after 25 flights.
Famous people born on 1 June
- Tom Holland, English actor (born 1996)
- Morgan Freeman, American actor and producer (born 1937)
- Marilyn Monroe, American model and actress (1926–1962)
- Brandi Carlile, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1981)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2012 in the United Kingdom
A selection from Wikipedia's '2012 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.
- 4 February – The Met Office issues a severe weather warning as heavy snow falls across much of the UK, disrupting road and air travel.
- 6 February – Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her Diamond Jubilee, marking sixty years on the throne; only the second British monarch to do so.
- 29 March – 2012 Bradford West by-election: Respect Party candidate George Galloway wins, taking the seat from the Labour Party with a majority of 10,140 votes.
Life in 2012
Prime Minister
David Cameron
Monarch
Elizabeth II
Pint of Beer
£3.05
Loaf of Bread
£1.35
Average House
£162,637
Weekly Wage
£723.00
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