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20 January 2012 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 20 January 2012 was a Friday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “Domino” by Jessie J.
- Top Film of 2012
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2012 was The Avengers.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 20 January is Aquarius.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 20 January 2012 fell in the Year of the Rabbit.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for January is Garnet.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 20 January 2012 was Waning Crescent.
On this day: 20 January
- 1990 Protests in Azerbaijan, part of the Dissolution of the Soviet Union.
- 1991 Sudan's government imposes Islamic law nationwide, worsening the civil war between the country's Muslim north and Christian south.
- 2001 President of the Philippines Joseph Estrada is ousted in a nonviolent four-day revolution, and is succeeded by Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.
- 2009 A protest movement in Iceland culminates as the 2009 Icelandic financial crisis protests start.
- 2018 Syrian civil war: The Government of Turkey announces the initiation of the Afrin offensive and begins shelling Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) positions in Afrin Region.
Famous people born on 20 January
- J. J. McCarthy, American football player (born 2003)
- David Lynch, American director, producer, and screenwriter (1946–2025)
- Evan Peters, American actor (born 1987)
- Sid Wilson, American musician (born 1977)
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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