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10 February 2012 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 10 February 2012 was a Friday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “Titanium” by David Guetta ft. Sia.
- Top Film of 2012
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2012 was The Avengers.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 10 February is Aquarius.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 10 February 2012 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for February is Amethyst.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 10 February 2012 was Waning Gibbous.
On this day: 10 February
- 1996 IBM supercomputer Deep Blue defeats Garry Kasparov in chess for the first time.
- 2003 France and Belgium break the NATO procedure of silent approval concerning the timing of protective measures for Turkey in case of a possible war with Iraq.
- 2016 South Korea decides to stop the operation of the Kaesong joint industrial complex with North Korea in response to the launch of Kwangmyŏngsŏng-4.
- 2021 The traditional Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is canceled for the first time because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- 2021 Texas' worst energy infrastructure failure, the 2021 Texas power crisis, starts.
Famous people born on 10 February
- Enzo Maresca, Italian footballer and manager (born 1980)
- Bob Iger, American media executive (born 1951)
- Emma Roberts, American actress (born 1991)
- Megan Skiendiel, American singer, dancer and actress (born 2006)
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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