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12 February 2022 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 12 February 2022 was a Saturday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “We Don't Talk About Bruno” by Cast of Encanto.
- Top Film of 2022
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2022 was Avatar: The Way of Water.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 12 February is Aquarius.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 12 February 2022 fell in the Year of the Tiger.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for February is Amethyst.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 12 February 2022 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 12 February
- 2001 NEAR Shoemaker spacecraft touches down in the "saddle" region of 433 Eros, becoming the first spacecraft to land on an asteroid.
- 2004 The city of San Francisco begins issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples in response to a directive from Mayor Gavin Newsom.
- 2016 Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill sign an Ecumenical Declaration in the first such meeting between leaders of the Catholic and Russian Orthodox Churches since their split in 1054.
- 2019 The country known as the Republic of Macedonia renames itself the Republic of North Macedonia in accordance with the Prespa agreement, settling a long-standing naming dispute with Greece.
- 2026 In the first general election since the July Revolution in Bangladesh, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, led by Tarique Rahman, wins a landslide victory upon returning to power after almost 19 years. A referendum held alongside was also approved by the majority of voters.
Famous people born on 12 February
- Abraham Lincoln, American lawyer and statesman, 16th President of the United States (1809–1865)
- Josh Brolin, American actor (born 1968)
- Michael McDonald, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player (born 1952)
- Christina Ricci, American actress and producer (born 1980)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2022 in the United Kingdom
A selection from Wikipedia's '2022 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.
- 6 February – The Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II marks the 70th anniversary of her accession to the throne as Queen of the United Kingdom.
- 8 April – The home secretary, Priti Patel, apologises for delays in accepting Ukrainian refugees, with only a quarter of the 41,000 granted visas having entered the UK so far.
- 4 May – 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: A new set of sanctions is announced by the government, with Russia banned from using British management consulting, accounting and PR services.
Life in 2022
Prime Minister
Boris Johnson
Monarch
Elizabeth II
Pint of Beer
£4.50
Loaf of Bread
£1.80
Average House
£283,615
Weekly Wage
£975.00
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