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22 February 2012 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 22 February 2012 was a Wednesday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “Hot Right Now” by DJ Fresh ft. Rita Ora.
- Top Film of 2012
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2012 was The Avengers.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 22 February is Pisces.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 22 February 2012 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for February is Amethyst.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 22 February 2012 was New Moon.
On this day: 22 February
- 1997 In Roslin, Midlothian, British scientists announce that an adult sheep named Dolly has been successfully cloned.
- 2006 At approximately 6:44 a.m. local Iraqi time, explosions occurred at the al-Askari Shrine in Samarra, Iraq. The attack on the shrine, one of the holiest sites in Shia Islam, caused the escalation of sectarian tensions in Iraq into a full-scale civil war.
- 2006 The Securitas depot robbery was the UK's largest heist. Almost £53m (about $92.5 million or €78 million) was stolen from a Securitas depot in Tonbridge, Kent.
- 2014 President Viktor Yanukovych of Ukraine is impeached by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine by a vote of 328–0, fulfilling a major goal of the Euromaidan rebellion.
- 2022 Twosday, the name given to Tuesday, February 22, 2022, at 2:22:22, occurs.
Famous people born on 22 February
- George Washington, American general and politician, 1st President of the United States (1732–1799)
- James Blunt, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1974)
- Steve Irwin, Australian zoologist and television host (1962–2006)
- Drew Barrymore, American actress, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1975)
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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