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11 March 2012 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 11 March 2012 was a Sunday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “Somebody That I Used to Know” by Gotye ft. Kimbra.
- Top Film of 2012
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2012 was The Avengers.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 11 March is Pisces.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 11 March 2012 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for March is Aquamarine.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 11 March 2012 was Waning Gibbous.
On this day: 11 March
- 2006 Michelle Bachelet is inaugurated as the first female president of Chile.
- 2008 Space Shuttle Endeavour launches on STS-123, carrying the first component of the Japanese Kibō module to the International Space Station.
- 2010 Economist and businessman Sebastián Piñera is sworn in as President of Chile. Aftershocks of the 2010 Pichilemu earthquakes hit central Chile during the ceremony.
- 2020 The World Health Organization (WHO) declares the COVID-19 virus epidemic a pandemic.
- 2021 US President Joe Biden signs the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan into law.
Famous people born on 11 March
- Johnny Knoxville, American actor and entertainer (born 1971)
- Rupert Murdoch, Australian-American businessman and media magnate (born 1931)
- Jodie Comer, English actress (born 1993)
- Anton Yelchin, Russian-American actor (1989–2016)
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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