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8 May 2012 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 8 May 2012 was a Tuesday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “Young” by Tulisa.
- Top Film of 2012
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2012 was The Avengers.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 8 May is Taurus.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 8 May 2012 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for May is Emerald.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 8 May 2012 was Waning Gibbous.
On this day: 8 May
- 1980 The World Health Organization confirms the eradication of smallpox.
- 1984 The Soviet Union announces a boycott upon the Summer Olympics at Los Angeles, later joined by 14 other countries.
- 1984 The Thames Barrier is officially opened, preventing the floodplain of most of Greater London from being flooded except under extreme circumstances.
- 2019 British 17-year-old Isabelle Holdaway is reported to be the first patient ever to receive a genetically modified phage therapy to treat a drug-resistant infection.
- 2025 The 2025 papal conclave elects Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, taking the name Leo XIV as the 267th Pope of the Catholic Church.
Famous people born on 8 May
- David Attenborough, English environmentalist and television host (born 1926)
- Harry S. Truman, American colonel and politician, 33rd President of the United States (1884–1972)
- Fulton J. Sheen, American archbishop (1895–1979)
- Enrique Iglesias, Spanish-American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (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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