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21 July 2012 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 21 July 2012 was a Saturday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “Spectrum (Say My Name)” by Florence and the Machine.
- Top Film of 2012
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2012 was The Avengers.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 21 July is Cancer.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 21 July 2012 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for July is Ruby.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 21 July 2012 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 21 July
- 2008 Ram Baran Yadav is declared the first President of Nepal.
- 2010 U.S. President Barack Obama signs the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
- 2011 NASA's Space Shuttle program ends with the landing of Space Shuttle Atlantis on mission STS-135 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center.
- 2012 Erden Eruç completes the first solo human-powered circumnavigation of the world.
- 2019 Yuen Long attack or "721 incident" in Hong Kong. Triad members indiscriminately beat civilians returning from protests while police failed to take action.
Famous people born on 21 July
- Robin Williams, American actor and comedian (1951–2014)
- Erling Haaland, Norwegian footballer (born 2000)
- Juno Temple, English actress (born 1989)
- Josh Hartnett, American actor (born 1978)
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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