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30 April 2012 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 30 April 2012 was a Monday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “Call Me Maybe” by Carly Rae Jepsen.
- Top Film of 2012
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2012 was The Avengers.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 30 April is Taurus.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 30 April 2012 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for April is Diamond.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 30 April 2012 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 30 April
- 1993 CERN announces World Wide Web protocols will be free.
- 2000 Canonization of Faustina Kowalska in the presence of 200,000 people and the first Divine Mercy Sunday celebrated worldwide.
- 2004 U.S. media release graphic photos of American soldiers committing war crimes against Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib prison.
- 2009 Chrysler files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
- 2013 Willem-Alexander is inaugurated as King of the Netherlands following the abdication of Beatrix.
Famous people born on 30 April
- Gal Gadot, Israeli actress and model (born 1985)
- Kirsten Dunst, American actress (born 1982)
- Ana de Armas, Cuban actress (born 1988)
- Ashley Alexandra Dupré, American journalist, singer, and prostitute (born 1985)
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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