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17 November 2012 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 17 November 2012 was a Saturday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “Candy” by Robbie Williams.
- Top Film of 2012
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2012 was The Avengers.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 17 November is Scorpio.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 17 November 2012 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for November is Topaz.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 17 November 2012 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 17 November
- 1993 United States House of Representatives passes a resolution to establish the North American Free Trade Agreement.
- 2000 Alberto Fujimori is removed from office as president of Peru.
- 2003 Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger's tenure as the governor of California begins.
- 2013 A rare late-season tornado outbreak strikes the Midwest. Illinois and Indiana are most affected with tornado reports as far north as lower Michigan. In all around six dozen tornadoes touch down in approximately an 11-hour time period, including seven EF3 and two EF4 tornadoes.
- 2019 The first known case of COVID-19 is traced to a 55-year-old man who had visited a market in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China.
Famous people born on 17 November
- Rachel McAdams, Canadian actress (born 1978)
- Martin Scorsese, American director, producer, screenwriter, and actor (born 1942)
- Danny DeVito, American actor, director, and producer (born 1944)
- Stephen Root, American actor (born 1951)
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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